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Tag: Federal Torts Claims Act

FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT-CERTIFICATE OF MERIT

Wilson v. United States, 2023 U . S . App. LEXIS 21864 (August 21, 2023) (Chagares, C.J.) Marquis Wilson challenges the District Court’s grant of summary judgment to the Government in his Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) lawsuit for medical negligence. The dispositive issue here is whether Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1042.3 (“Rule 1042.3”), […]

FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT-STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-TOLLING-DISCOVERY RULE

Shefcyk v. Temple Univ. Hosp., Inc., 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34653 (E.D. Pa. March 2, 2023) (Goldberg, J.) Plaintiff Kimberly Shefcyk alleges that Defendant Dr. Henry Su and other employees of Defendant Temple University Hospital (“Temple”) acted negligently during the February 18, 2018 birth of Plaintiff’s child, resulting in the baby’s severe, permanent brain defects. […]