Kevin HINES; Cathy Zampa, as Guardian Ad Litem for Stephanie Hines, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee

BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

In this Federal Tort Claims Act action, we must decide whether the United States can be held liable for its alleged negligence in issuing a permit to a bulk mail delivery driver who, while driving a mail truck under the influence of drugs and alcohol, ran a stop light and crashed into a car resulting in the deaths of two passengers, Lesley Hines and her daughter Alexis.

Lesley Hines’ husband, Kevin Hines, and Cathy Zampa, guardian ad litem for Hines’ surviving daughter Stephanie Hines (collectively “Hines”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of…