Legal Opinion
Isabel YANEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 23, 1995No. 93-16943PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge FLETCHER; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge NOONAN.
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Isabel Yanez appeals the district court’s partial judgment on the pleadings and partial summary judgment in favor of the United States in her action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 2674. Yanez seeks damages for injuries she sustained while performing work for an independent contractor, Caelus Devices, Inc. (“CDI”), at its munitions factory. She claims that the United States is liable under the peculiar risk doctrine and because it exercised…
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