Friday, October 12, 2012

Florida veteran wins lawsuit over Hepatitis infection

Veteran wins lawsuit over hepatitis infection he got at Fla.
VA hospital; several US cases
By Associated Press
Published: October 11

MIAMI — A Miami federal judge ruled in favor of a veteran who says shoddy hygiene practices at a Veterans Administration hospital caused his hepatitis infection.

Air Force veteran Robert Metzler and his wife in a lawsuit are seeking $30 million in damages. The ruling Thursday says damages will be settled later.
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A trial began Monday on behalf of a U.S. Air Force veteran from Coral Gables who is claiming millions in damages, claiming he contracted life-threatening hepatitis C from a colonoscopy done with improperly cleaned equipment at the Veterans Administration

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