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DICKERSON EX REL. DICKERSON v. U.S.

No. 00-50505.

280 F.3d 470 (2002)

Ryan DICKERSON, A Minor, by and through his Parents, Daniel DICKERSON and Suzanne Dickerson, and as Next Friends; Daniel Dickerson, as Next Friend of their Minor Son, Ryan Dickerson; Suzanne Dickerson, as Next Friend of their Minor Son, Ryan Dickerson; Daniel Dickerson, Individually; Suzanne Dickerson, Individually, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 16, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Ernest John Archuleta, William O. Whitehurst, Whitehurst, Harkness, Ozmun & Archuleta, Austin, TX, Van Galen Hilley, Goldstein, Goldstein & Hilley, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Lawrence J. Madigan (argued), Law Office of Lawrence J. Madigan, Houston, TX, for Suzanne and Daniel Dickerson.

E. Roy Hawkens (argued), Robert S. Greenspan, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., App. Staff, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES, SMITH and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA") for damages to Ryan Dickerson incurred during his childbirth. The government acknowledged liability and the sole issue at trial was damages. The United States Government now appeals a judgment against it for damages of $44,717,681 on the grounds that the damages are limited by the plaintiffs' prior administrative claims of $20 million. In the alternative, the government...

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