Tyson v. Department of Veterans Affairs
This text of 279 F. App'x 334 (Tyson v. Department of Veterans Affairs) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
Plaintiff-Appellant, Gary Tyson, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his claim for medical malpractice against the Department of Veteran Affairs d/b/a Veterans Administration Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, as barred by sovereign immunity under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 1402, 2401-02, 2411-12, 2671-80 (FTCA). The district court held that the doctor in question was not an employee of the VA but rather the agent of a contractor and the waiver of sovereign immunity for government employees under the FTCA did not apply.
Having reviewed the record, the parties’ briefs, the relevant law, and having heard oral argument, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court on the basis of its opinions dated June 26, 2007, and July 24, 2007.
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