No. 19-578

Sandra G. Hale v. United States, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: administrative-law chemical-burns chemical-exposure expert-testimony federal-tort-claims-act medical-malpractice pesticide-regulations pesticide-usage veterans-affairs
Latest Conference: 2020-01-10
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether an expert Toxicologist can testify regarding chemical burns.

2. Whether cleaning dentures is practicing dentistry and therefore a dental treatment under the health care liability statute requiring an expert dentist report.

3. Whether both courts violated all known statutes, precedence and case law by finding Dr. Seder's federal pesticide conviction and the intentional use of outdated and unlawful VA hospital policies are not negligence per se as a matter of law.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an expert Toxicologist can testify regarding chemical burns

Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States, et al. to respond filed.
2019-10-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 4, 2019)

Attorneys

Sandra G. Hale
Sandra G. Hale — Petitioner
United States, et al.
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent