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OSTERGARD v. U.S.

Civ. A. No. 81-1276-G.

677 F.Supp. 1259 (1987)

Robert OSTERGARD and Jean Ostergard, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

February 12, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. O'Reilly, Reed & O'Reilly, Boston, Mass., for plaintiffs.

Martha B. Sosman, Asst. U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., for defendant.

OPINION

GARRITY, District Judge.

Plaintiffs sue under the Federal Tort Claims Act1 to recover damages for an alleged lack of informed consent to a vasectomy operation performed on Mr. Ostergard at the United States Public Health Service Hospital in Brighton, Massachusetts, in 1977. Subsequent to the operation, Mr. Ostergard fathered a child who was born with severe deformities. Plaintiffs now seek damages for the alleged "wrongful...

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