CLANTON v. U.S.

No. 18-3060.

943 F.3d 319 (2019)

Kevin CLANTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 7, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Telken , Attorney, Troy E. Walton , Attorney, WALTON TELKEN, Edwardsville, IL, Kenneth John Brennan , Attorney, KENBRENNAN LAW, PC, Edwardsville, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Edward Himmelfarb , Attorney, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, DC, Laura J. Jones , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Fairview Heights, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Sarah F. King , Attorney, CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES, P.C, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae.

Before Ripple, Rovner, and Barrett, Circuit Judges.


For four years, nurse practitioner Denise Jordan treated Kevin Clanton's severe hypertension. Jordan, an employee of the U.S. Public Health Service, failed to properly educate Clanton about his disease or to monitor its advancement. Clanton's hypertension eventually developed into Stage V kidney disease requiring dialysis...

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