Legal Opinion
Smith v. Johns-Manville Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 3, 1986No. 85-5538PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to decide whether the General Service Administration’s decision to sell surplus asbestos “as is,” without warnings or warranties, falls within the discretionary function exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2680(a) (1982). Jurisdiction before the district court was based on the FTCA, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-80 (1982). Appellate jurisdiction is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) (1982). The district court determined that the government could be held liable for the asbestos sales under the FTCA.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio GrandenseSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Richard J. Griffin and Mary Jane Griffin, His Wife v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Ronald Gibson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Bernitsky v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by24 opinions
- In Re: Rockefeller Center Properties, Inc. Securities Litigation, Charal Investment Company Inc., a New Jersey Corporation C.W. Sommer & Co., a Texas Partnership, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated Alan Freed Jerry Crance Helen Scozzanich Sheldon P. Langendorf Rita Walfield Robert Flashman Renee B. Fisher Foundation Inc. Frank Debora Wilson White Stanley Lloyd Kaufman, Jr. Joseph Gross v. David Rockefeller Goldman Sachs Mortgage Co. Goldman Sachs Group Lp Goldman Sachs & Co. Whitehall Street Real Estate Limited Partnership v. Wh Advisors Inc. v. Wh Advisors Lp v. Daniel M. Neidich Peter D. Linneman Richard M. Scarlata Frank Debora Wilson White Stanley Lloyd Kaufman, Jr. Joseph Gross, Charal Investment Company Inc., a New Jersey Corporation C.W. Sommer & Co., a Texas Partnership, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated Alan Freed Jerry Crance Helen Scozzanich Sheldon P. Langendorf Rita Walfield Robert Flashman Renee B. Fisher Foundation Inc. Frank Debora Wilson White Stanley Lloyd Kaufman, Jr. Joseph Gross v. David Rockefeller Goldman Sachs Mortgage Co. Goldman Sachs Group Lp Goldman Sachs & Co. Whitehall Street Real Estate Limited Partnership v. Wh Advisors Inc. v. Wh Advisors Lp v. Daniel M. Neidich Peter D. Linneman Richard M. Scarlata Charal Investment Company Inc. C.W. Sommer & Co. Renee B. Fisher Foundation Helen Scozzanich Jerry Crance Alan Freed Sheldon P. Langendorf Rita Walfield Robert FlashmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Sheila Gotha v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Irene H. Allen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Giovanna Carboniero Cestonaro, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Danielle Cestonaro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
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