Legal Opinion
Commercial Union Insurance Company v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1991No. 89-3873PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Commercial Union Insurance Company et al. (collectively, “insurers”) appeal the dismissal of their claim against the United States for the Bureau of Mines’ allegedly improper approval of supplied-air respiratory equipment in the 1930s. The district court dismissed the claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to the discretionary function and misrepresentation exceptions of the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2680(a) & (h). We affirm.
Facts and Proceedings Below
The insurers underwrote liability coverage for the executive officers of Avondale Shipyards,…
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