Greco v. United States
Nevada Supreme Court
893 P.2d 345 (1995)
Greco (plaintiff) sued the United States (defendant) in federal court, alleging military physicians negligently failed to timely diagnose severe fetal abnormalities during prenatal care, depriving her of the opportunity to terminate the pregnancy; her son Joshua was born severely disabled with a likely lifetime of pain and dependency, and Greco separately asserted a "wrongful life" claim on Joshua's behalf. The federal district court certified questions on Nevada law to the Nevada Supreme Court.
Whether, in Nevada, a mother may bring a medical malpractice action for past and future damages against a physician who negligently failed to perform or interpret prenatal tests resulting in the birth of a severely disabled child, while the child himself has no cause of action for "wrongful life."