Elvis E. Johnson v. Robert Sawyer, United States of America

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

In this suit for damages under the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA or the Act),1 the United States as Defendant-Appellant appeals the decision of the district court in favor of the Plaintiff-Appellee Elvis E. Johnson. His FTCA action arises from the public dissemination of private taxpayer information about Johnson by agents of the IRS. Finding no reversible error on the issue of liability, we affirm that part of the judgment of the district court as well as special damages albeit with a modification of the pension loss element. But in the absence of any explanation by…