Medical Malpractice – Federal Tort Claims Act

Type of Action – Malpractice

Type of Injuries – Operated on the wrong metatarsal

Court/Case No – Federal Tort Claims Act case against the Hampton VA

Awarded or Settled – Settled

Attorney for PlaintiffGregory S. Larsen, Chesapeake

Useful Information – Federal Tort Claims Act case against the Hampton VA because a podiatrist operated on the wrong toe. Here a podiatrist at the VA operated on the wrong metatarsal and the client had to have the surgery performed again, this time of the toe that had fractured. This case settled during mediation.