T.L. EX REL. INGRAM v. U.S.

No. 04-4155.

443 F.3d 956 (2006)

T.L., By and Through Her Mother and Next Friend, Katherine Ingram, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant/Appellee, Oliver; Ward, Dr.; Tenet Healthsystem DI, Inc., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 6, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall L. Rhodes, argued, Kansas City, MO (Evan A. Douthit, Kansas City, on the brief), for appellant.

Nicholas P. Llewellyn, argued, Asst. U.S. Attorney, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.

Before RILEY, HANSEN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Katherine Ingram, on behalf of her minor daughter, T.L., appeals the district court's1 grant of summary judgment dismissing her medical malpractice action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680 ("FTCA"). We affirm.

I.

On December 17, 1997, Katherine Ingram gave birth to a daughter, T.L., who suffered a hypoxic brain injury during delivery...

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