TANGNEY v. BURWELL

CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-14149-WGY.

186 F.Supp.3d 45 (2016)

Elizabeth TANGNEY, Plaintiff, v. Sylvia Mathews BURWELL, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

Signed May 10, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy J. Lorenz , Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston, MA, for Plaintiff.

Shelbey D. Wright , United States Attorney's Office, Boston, MA, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM & ORDER

I. INTRODUCTION

Elizabeth Tangney is very sick, suffering from severe nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. For several years, a team of physicians struggled to find something that would alleviate her symptoms. They finally succeeded in 2011 when they administered Dronabinol. Her...

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