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Gonzalez v. United States, 80 F.4th 183, 116 Fed.R.Serv.3d 1418

Facts

Miriam Gonzalez, as executrix of her deceased husband Robert R. Salazar's estate, claimed that the VA hospital negligently failed to diagnose Salazar's lung cancer between October 2015 and August 2016. The government conceded that the hospital's ten-month delay in diagnosis was a departure from the standard of care. Salazar was diagnosed with Stage IIIA lung cancer in August 2016, after which his health deteriorated significantly, leading to his death in August 2018. The district court found that the delay in diagnosis was a substantial factor in causing Salazar's injuries and death.

Issue

Did the district court err in its awards for pain and suffering and loss of consortium under the Federal Tort Claims Act?

Rule

The appropriate standard of review for assessing a district court's FTCA damages award is whether it 'deviates materially' from what would be reasonable compensation under New York law, as articulated in CPLR § 5501(c).

Analysis

The Court of Appeals held that the district court's explanation of the pain-and-suffering award was sufficiently detailed to facilitate appellate review. The court found that the district court did not err in its assessment of damages, as it considered Salazar's age, condition before and after diagnosis, and the severity of his treatment. The court also noted that the awards did not deviate materially from comparable New York cases involving similar claims.

The Court of Appeals held that the district court's explanation of the pain-and-suffering award was sufficiently detailed to facilitate appellate review.

Conclusion

The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's judgment, concluding that the damages awarded were appropriate and did not deviate materially from what would be reasonable under New York law.

Who won?

Miriam Gonzalez prevailed in the case, as the court upheld the damages awarded by the district court, finding them reasonable under New York law.

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