Legal Opinion
Blessing v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 19, 1978No. Civ. A. 76-180 and 76-189PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.
I. Preliminary Statement
These cases, now before us on Rule 12 motions, raise the important question whether a claim is stated against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act by a complaint alleging that personal injuries have been sustained by an employee of a private industrial plant as the result of a negligently conducted inspection of the facility by representatives of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration [hereinafter “OSHA”]. 1 As far as we can ascertain, this is a question of first impression.
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2Cases cited168 opinions
- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- California v. LaRueSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by166 opinions
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- Continental Casualty Co. v. Diversified Industries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1995
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