Legal Opinion
Dickerson, Inc., Dickerson, Florida, Inc., Dickerson Realty Florida, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 27, 1989No. 88-3449PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Chief Judge:
In this Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) suit against the United States for damages resulting from improper disposal of hazardous waste materials, we affirm the district court’s judgment against the Government, holding: (1) the United States was not exempt from liability under the discretionary-function exception to the FTCA for the decision to delegate to an independent contractor safety responsibilities for the disposal of certain toxic waste: polychlorinat-ed- biphenyls (PCBs), and (2) under the authority of Emelwon, Inc. v. United States, 391 F.2d 9 (5th Cir.), cert.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Logue v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by38 opinions
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