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SNIPES v. U.S.

No. A-C-86-324.

711 F.Supp. 827 (1989)

Evins SNIPES, Sr. and Suncha Snipes, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. North Carolina, Asheville Division.

February 7, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott E. Jarvis, Asheville, N.C., for plaintiffs.

Thomas J. Ashcraft, U.S. Atty., Clifford C. Marshall, Asst. U.S. Atty., Asheville, N.C. and Lawrence A. Klinger, Asst. to Director Julie Zatz, Trial Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Div., Washington, D.C., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION

RICHARD L. VOORHEES, District Judge.

This is a lawsuit by Evins Snipes Sr. and Suncha Snipes against the United States, under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S. C. §§ 1346, 2671-2680, alleging medical malpractice and failure to obtain informed consent by Veterans Administration (VA) doctors. The alleged tortious behavior concerns a stomach-stapling operation Evins Snipes Sr. had in 1982 to help him lose weight. He claims...

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