Debra Kohl v. United States

*938OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

This case arises out of the execution of a field experiment aimed at improving the government’s technical capacity to respond to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). Plaintiff-Appellant Debra R. Kohl (“Kohl”) seeks recovery for injuries allegedly sustained due to negligence of a federal employee operating a winch while collecting debris generated by the planned detonation of explosives during this government-funded research experiment. Kohl appeals the district court’s determination that her claims were barred by the discretionary-function exception to…