Legal Opinion
Woods v. United States
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided October 6, 1995No. Civil A. 95-1146PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING
LITTLE, District Judge.
Edwin and Anita Woods and their son Edwin, Jr., set out to celebrate the Fourth of July, 1994 at Valentine Lake in Kisatchie National Forest. The day ended in tragedy. During a brief swim in the lake, Edwin Woods began to struggle as if he had become caught on something on the bottom of the lake. Before any of his family could come to his assistance, Edwin Woods was dead.
Woods’ family now brings suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) claiming the United States Forest Service was negligent in maintaining, supervising and failing to…
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