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DE LA CRUZ v. U.S.

Civ. No. 86-0587 (JP).

656 F.Supp. 575 (1987)

Luis Enrique DE LA CRUZ and Olga Torres on their own behalf and on behalf of their conjugal partnership and on behalf of their minor children Luis Enrique De La Cruz Torres, Raul De La Cruz Torres and Barbara De La Cruz Torres, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

March 23, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Charles, Ortiz Toro & Ortiz Brunet, Hato Rey, P.R., for plaintiffs.

Asst. U.S. Atty. Osvaldo Carlo Linares, U.S. Atty's Office, Chardón Ave., Hato Rey, P.R., for defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

PIERAS, District Judge.

This is a medical malpractice action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. Section 2671, et seq. The Court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b). The plaintiffs allege that as a result of employees of a Veterans Administration Hospital providing inadequate care to plaintiff Luis Enrique de la Cruz, De La Cruz fell and fractured his left shoulder. Plaintiffs allege physical and emotional...

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