Gail Merchant Irving v. United States

162 F.3d 154

18 O.S.H. Cas. (BNA) 1577, 1998 O.S.H.D. (CCH)

P 31,717

Gail Merchant IRVING, Plaintiff, Appellee,

v.

UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, Appellant.

No. 96-2368.

United States Court of Appeals,

First Circuit.

Heard Sept. 10, 1998.

Decided Dec. 18, 1998.

Phyllis J. Pyles, Attorney, Torts Branch, Civil Division, with whom Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, Paul M. Gagnon, United States Attorney, and Jeffrey Axelrad, Attorney, Torts Branch, Civil Division, were on brief, for appellant.

Paul R. Cox, with whom Matthew B. Cox and Burns, Bryant, Hinchey, Cox & Rockefeller, P.A. were on…