TALIGNANI v. UNITED STATES

No. 21-1631.

26 F.4th 379 (2022)

Anne TALIGNANI, as Special Administrator of the Estate of David Talignani, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 10, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Papa , Edward John Szewczyk , Attorneys, Pratt & Tobin, P.C., East Alton, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David J. Pfeffer , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Civil Division, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Easterbrook, Kanne, and Brennan, Circuit Judges.


A patient died after surgery at a university hospital and his estate sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b). The Act waives sovereign immunity for certain torts committed by "employee[s] of the Government." Because the estate's claim does not involve a government employee, the district...

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