Legal Opinion
Judith Odin v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 16, 1981No. 79-2280PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.
MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:
The principal issue in this case is whether the Federal Tort Claims Act permits a claimant who fails to request her full damages in her original claim form to amend that claim after the agency purports to grant it in full. The ultimate issue posed is whether a claimant may bring suit in federal court following the agency’s decision to “disregard” the amended claim.
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Appellant Judith Odin received a federally sponsored swine flu immunization on December 4, 1976. On March 10, 1977, she informed the United States…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by William Sheppard, Insurance Commissioner v. National Association of Flood Insurers, an Unincorporated AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Gibbons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
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3Cited by129 opinions
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- Lornell Wiseman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Nichols v. TruscottDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
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