SANTISTEVAN v. U.S.

No. CIV 06-3002.

610 F.Supp.2d 1036 (2009)

Manuella Menard SANTISTEVAN, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.

March 31, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin L. Zephier, Abourezk Law Firm, Rapid City, SD, for Plaintiff.

Robert Gusinsky, Daneta Wollmann, U.S. Attorney's Office, Rapid City, SD, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CHARLES B. KORNMANN, District Judge.

This is an action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

FACTS

In 1990, while outside running, the plaintiff was hit by a motor vehicle. As a result of this collision, the plaintiff developed a bump, which was composed of a collection of fat cells, on her left leg near the lateral part of her upper thigh. Such a lump is commonly referred to as a lipoma.

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