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FRANTZ v. U.S.

Civ. A. No. 91-483-JLL.

791 F.Supp. 445 (1992)

Florence L. FRANTZ, as Administratrix of the Estate of James F. Frantz (Deceased), and individually as widow of James Frantz; James F. Frantz III, surviving son of James F. Frantz; and Robert E. Frantz, surviving son of James F. Frantz; and Thomas E. Frantz, surviving son of James F. Frantz, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant and Third Party Plaintiff, v. KENT GENERAL HOSPITAL, a Delaware hospital, Brian M. Benson, Jr., M.D.; Christopher Giles, M.D.; Jarrell, Benson & Giles, M.D.'s, P.A., a Delaware professional association; and Jarrell, Benson, Giles & Sweeney, M.D.'s, P.A., a Delaware professional association, Third Party Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

April 13, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Jacobs and Marla Eskin of Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A., Wilmington, Del., for plaintiffs.

William C. Carpenter, Jr., U.S. Atty., and Patricia C. Hannigan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Wilmington, Del., for defendant and third party plaintiff.

Mason E. Turner, Jr. of Prickett, Jones, Elliott, Kristol & Schnee, Wilmington, Del., for third party defendant Kent General Hosp.

F. Alton Tybout of Tybout, Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, Del., for third party defendants Benson, Giles, Jarrell, Benson & Giles, and Jarrell, Benson, Giles & Sweeney.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

LATCHUM, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiffs filed this action for wrongful death against the United States of America pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671, et seq. ("FTCA"). The FTCA, a limited waiver of sovereign immunity, conditions judicial action on the presentation of an administrative claim. United States v. Kubrick, 444 U.S. 111, 117, 100 S.Ct. 352, 356-57, 62...

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