Legal Opinion
Harris v. Kellogg, Brown & Root Services, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 31, 2009No. Civil Action 08-563PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
NORA BARRY FISCHER, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
In this action, the Court must determine whether wrongful death and survival claims by Cheryl A. Harris and Douglas Maseth, executrix and executor of the Estate of Staff Sergeant Ryan D. Maseth (“Plaintiffs”) against Defendant Kellogg, Brown & Root Services, Inc. 1 (“Defendant” or “KBR”) present non-justiciable political questions or if such claims are preempted by the “combatant activities” exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2680(j). Staff Sergeant Maseth, an Army Ranger and Green Beret serving…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Hamdi v. RumsfeldSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Bartlett v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. ChadhaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Cheryl Harris v. Kellogg Brown & Root ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
- Al-Quraishi v. NakhlaDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2010
- Bixby v. KBR, INC.District Court, D. Oregon · 2010
- Aiello v. Kellogg, Brown & Root Services, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2011
- In Re KBR, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2010
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