Legal Opinion
Uralde v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 19, 2010No. 09-13845PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Circuit Judge:
Augustin Uralde sued the United States on behalf of himself and of the estate of his deceased wife, Anay. Uralde alleges his wife died as a result of the Coast Guard’s failure to provide her access to timely medical treatment after she was injured during the Coast Guard’s interdiction of their vessel. The district court found that to bring his claims against the United States, Uralde had to meet the prerequisites for the sovereign-immunity waiver found in the Public Vessels Act (PVA), 46 U.S.C. §§ 31101-31113. Under the PVA, the United States waives sovereign immunity in…
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