Legal Opinion
Barry J. Quinones v. United States of America, and United States Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and Its Agents and Employees
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 6, 1974No. 73-1538PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from an order granting the dismissal of a complaint filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), 1 requires us to decide whether Pennsylvania courts would be hospitable to a tort claim, sounding in negligence, for damages resulting from an employer’s failure to use due care in maintaining the record of an employee’s performance and work history, and whether such a claim would be barred by the “libel-slander” exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2680(h). 2 Reasoning that the interest sought to be…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by106 opinions
- Michael Weston v. Commonwealth of of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Fred B. Black, Jr. v. Sheraton Corporation of America Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Sidney Lundy Claire Lundy v. Adamar of New Jersey, Inc., T/a Trop World, Defendant/third Party v. Dr. Domenic Frank Carlino, Individually Dr. Domenic Frank Carlino, a Professional Association, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Becker v. Interstate PropertiesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Thomas J. O'DOnnell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
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