ZHAO v. U.S.

No. 19-3071.

963 F.3d 692 (2020)

Yong Juan ZHAO, on behalf of her minor son, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 29, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Q. Keefe, Jr. , Attorney, Keefe, Keefe & Unsell, P.C., Belleville, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Adam E. Hanna , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Fairview Heights, IL, Karen Schoen , Attorney, Daniel Tenny , Attorney, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Easterbrook, Hamilton, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


This is an appeal from a Federal Tort Claims Act judgment in favor of the plaintiff. When plaintiff Yong Juan "Maggie" Zhao gave birth to her son "S.," he suffered an avoidable brachial plexus injury. The injury has severely and permanently impaired the function of his right arm. During her pregnancy and S.'s birth, Mrs...

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