· 8/29/1973
Leslie E. Portis, an Infant, Who Sues by Her Father and Next Friend, James R. Portis v. United States
Citations
- 483 F.2d 670
- 1973 U.S. App. LEXIS 8132
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- neomycin improperly administered in 1963, causing deafness, not recognized as the culprit until 1969
- action by civilian child under the FTCA for hearing loss as a result of medical malpractice by Air Force hospital not Feres- barred
- negligent refusal to admit serviceman's child to military hospital
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Judges: Winter, Craven, Field
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