Legal Opinion
King v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 23, 2013No. 12-60835PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge:
This is an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b)(1), 2671-80 (2006), in which Philip M. King (“King”) seeks compensatory damages for loss of property and personal injuries allegedly caused by the negligence and malice of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and others (collectively, “the VA”). The VA moved to dismiss King’s claims, contending that the Veterans Judicial Review Act (“VJRA”), 38 U.S.C. § 511 (2006), and alternatively the United States’ sovereign immunity, barred the district court from exercising…
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