District Court, District of Columbia September 10, 2003, Civil Action No. 99-1198 (RMU). Document Nos. 125, 126, 134 (Calva-Cerqueira v. United States)

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

URBINA, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case involves a 1998 collision (“the accident”) between a bus owned and operated by defendant United States and an automobile operated by plaintiff Enrique Calva-Cerqueira. As a result of the accident, the plaintiff suffers from paralysis, decreased sensation in the left side of his body and is wheelchair bound.