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TORRES-LAZARINI v. U.S.

No. 06-2634.

523 F.3d 69 (2008)

Sigfrido TORRES-LAZARINI, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 16, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rafael A. Oliveras Lopez De Victoria on brief for appellant.

Julia M. Meconiates and Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorneys, on brief for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LYNCH, Circuit Judge, and KEENAN, District Judge.

KEENAN, District Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Sigfrido Torres-Lazarini appeals from the district court's entry of judgment in favor of defendant-appellee the United States (the "government"). Plaintiff brought suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. § 2671, et seq., alleging that the medical staff of the Veterans Administration Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico (the "VA hospital") failed properly to diagnose an injury to his right shoulder. After...

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