Legal Opinion
Metz v. United States
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 3, 1989No. Civ. PN-85-4714PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
NIEMEYER, District Judge.
This case raises the question whether coverage by the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (“FECA”), 5 U.S.C. § 8101 et seq., of a work-related injury precludes suit by the employee against the United States when the conduct of the United States giving rise to the injury is alleged to be intentional.
On June 17, 1955, while working as a federal employee at a chemical and biological testing center at Fort Detrick, Maryland, Harrison Metz was exposed to hot vapors and liquid spray from a container of Bacillus anthracis. This bacteria causes anthrax which…
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