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Wojciechowicz v. United States
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided February 20, 2007No. Civil Nos. 04-1846 (RLA), 04-1856(RLA), 04-2342(RLA), THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: CIV. NO. 04-1856(RLA)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER IN THE MATTER OF FTCA ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIM
ACOSTA, District Judge.
Defendant, the United States of America, has moved the court to dismiss certain claims asserted by some of the plaintiffs in these proceedings arguing that no administrative claim was filed on their behalf as mandated by the provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2675(a).
BACKGROUND
These consolidated cases 1 arise out of an aircraft crash that occurred on January 5, 2002 in the vicinity of the peak of El Yunque, Puerto Rico. The aircraft was owned by Alexander Leasing, LLC and flown by decedent…
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