Legal Opinion
Diaz v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 29, 1999No. 98-4015PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Senior Circuit Judge:
Appellant Lillian Diaz filed a wrongful death claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act for damages allegedly caused by the negligent treatment of her husband, Alejandro Diaz, by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) psychologists and staff, which resulted in his suicide. The district court granted the government’s motion for summary judgement, holding that the claim was barred by the Act’s statute of limitations. The question presented in this appeal is: when does a claim accrue for a wrongful death action under the Federal Tort Claims Act? The district court held…
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