Legal Opinion
Leone v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 27, 1989No. CV 87-1568PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DEARIE, District Judge.
This is a Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) suit brought by the estates of two individuals killed when the pilot of an airplane in which they were passengers suffered a heart attack and the plane crashed. Plaintiffs claim that the physicians who performed medical examinations of the pilot as a step in the pilot’s licensing by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) were “employees of the government” who conducted the examinations negligently.
The government has moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that for the purposes…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Logue v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Raymond Lurch v. United States of America, Defendant-Third Party v. The Regents of the University of New Mexico and Ralph Kaplan, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Charles Quilico v. Sidney J. Kaplan and Samuel SolomonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- John B. Witt v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Leone v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Leone v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Grace v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2010