{"id":1261,"date":"2013-12-03T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=1261"},"modified":"2013-12-01T07:56:44","modified_gmt":"2013-12-01T13:56:44","slug":"medical-malpractice-amputation-case-barred-timeliness-federal-tort-claims-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/medical-malpractice-amputation-case-barred-timeliness-federal-tort-claims-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Malpractice Amputation Case Barred by Timeliness Under the Federal Tort Claims Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago has affirmed a district court\u2019s order dismissing a medical negligence case brought against the Department of Veteran Affairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Jerome Augutis underwent reconstructive surgery on his right foot at Illinois\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hines.va.gov\/\">Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital<\/a> in July 2006.<span>\u00a0<\/span>Because of complications during the surgery, the doctors amputated Augutis&#8217;s right leg below the knee on Sept. 22, 2006.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Augutis maintained that the amputation was the result of negligent treatment.<span>\u00a0<\/span>He filed an administrative complaint with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.va.gov\/\">Department of Veteran Affairs <\/a>in July 2006.<span>\u00a0<\/span>His claim was denied in September 2010 and Augutis filed a request for reconsideration in March 2011.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/medical-malpractice-amputation-case-barred-timeliness-federal-tort-claims-act\/#more-1261\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago has affirmed a district court\u2019s order dismissing a medical negligence case brought against the Department of Veteran Affairs. 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