ARPIN v. U.S.

Nos. 07-1079, 07-1106.

521 F.3d 769 (2008)

Jeannine ARPIN, as administrator of the estate of Ronald Arpin, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America and St. Louis University, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 8, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Q. Keefe, Jr., (argued), Belleville, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James M. Hipkiss, Office of the United States Attorney, Fairview Heights, IL, William G. Cole (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, Timothy S. Richards, Matthew C. Zittel (argued), Neville, Richards, DeFranco & Wuller, Belleville, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff's husband was a patient at the Belleville Family Practice Clinic, in southern Illinois. The clinic is jointly operated by the U.S. Air Force and St. Louis University, the defendants in this suit for wrongful death arising from alleged medical malpractice. Our jurisdiction over the United States is conferred by the Federal Tort Claims Act, and the claim against the university is within both the supplemental jurisdiction of the district...

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