Legal Opinion
In Re Fema Trailer Formaldehyde Products Liability Litigation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 23, 2012No. 10-30921, 10-30945PublishedCited by 377 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-Appellants (“Appellants”) 1 brought this Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680, action against the United States (“the Government”) for injuries allegedly related to their exposure to elevated levels of formaldehyde contained in the component materials of the Emergency Housing Units (“EHUs”) provided to them by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The district court dismissed Appellants’ claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We AFFIRM.
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