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HARRISON v. U.S.

No. 01-1373.

284 F.3d 293 (2002)

Melvin D. HARRISON, PPA Kenyeda Taft, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 1, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam R. Satin, with whom Andrew C. Meyer, Jr., William J. Thompson, and Lubin & Meyer, P.C., were on brief, for appellant.

Mary Elizabeth Carmody, Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom James B. Farmer, United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, LYNCH and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a bench trial in a medical malpractice case brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b). Kenyeda Taft, on behalf of her minor son, Melvin Harrison, sued Dr. Louis Laz, her obstetrician and a federal employee, for injuries allegedly sustained by Melvin during his birth. The complaint set forth two grounds for finding negligence: failure to meet the standard of care and lack of informed consent...

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