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CARTER v. U.S.

No. 02-3355.

333 F.3d 791 (2003)

Davita CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 24, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald C. CLark, Jr. (argued), Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

William G. Cole (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland to correct 11-year-old Davita Carter's severe scoliosis (curvature) of the spine left her a paraplegic and precipitated this suit for medical malpractice. Her father is a Marine veteran, and his veterans' benefits entitled his daughter to treatment at the government's expense. Bethesda Naval Hospital is of course a federal hospital, and so the suit is under...

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