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MacGUINEAS v. U.S.

Civ. A. No. 87-855 SSH.

738 F.Supp. 566 (1990)

Maya Carol MacGUINEAS, Personal Representative of the Estate of Carol MacGuineas, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

May 25, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron M. Levine, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.

AUSA James N. Owens, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., for defendant.

OPINION

STANLEY S. HARRIS, District Judge.

This case is a sad one. Carol MacGuineas (MacGuineas), a talented journalist, developed nodular sclerosing Hodgkin's disease in 1984. She was treated for the disease with both radiation and chemotherapy. She agreed to the placement of a Port-A-Cath in order to facilitate the chemotherapy. During the operation in which the Port-A-Cath was being placed, her left innominate vein was punctured and she died. Her daughter...

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