Legal Opinion
Evelyn A. Poindexter v. United States of America, Jon F. Goulding v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1981No. 79-3447, 80-5427PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:
INTRODUCTION
These two cases involve appeals from judgments in favor of the Government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). In each case an administrative claim was filed more than one year but less than two years after the injury. The district court held in each case that the claim was barred by Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 23-1023 B, which precludes an injured worker who receives worker’s compensation benefits from filing a suit against the tortfeasor more than one year after the injury. 1 We reverse. The two-year federal statute of limitations governs, and the claims were…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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