ANESTIS v. U.S.

No. 13-6062.

749 F.3d 520 (2014)

Tiffany ANESTIS, Individually, and as Administratrix of the Estate of Cameron Anestis, deceased, and as Mother and Next Friend of IA, an infant, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: April 18, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Albert F. Grasch, Jr. , Grasch Law, PSC, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant. Henry C. Whitaker , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Albert F. Grasch, Jr. , Grasch Law, PSC, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant. Henry C. Whitaker , Charles W. Scarborough , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Before: BATCHELDER, Chief Judge; McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge; OLIVER, District Judge.


OPINION

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

Cameron Anestis, a former-Marine and veteran of the war in Iraq, committed suicide after he was turned away from two Veterans Administrative ("VA") clinics. His widow asserted claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act, claiming that the VA committed medical malpractice in turning her husband away from the VA clinics. The district court granted the Government's motion to dismiss, holding that it did not have jurisdiction over...

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