Judge Finds United States Partly Liable On Negligence, Medical Malpractice Claims

Mealey's (March 22, 2021, 9:27 AM EDT) -- BUFFALO, N.Y. — A New York federal judge on March 11 found the United States partially liable for medical malpractice and negligence for one of a Navy veteran’s two falls at a Veterans Affairs respite home, determining that the government was not liable for the first fall but was liable for a second fall that occurred shortly after the veteran’s return from a VA hospital....