Ream v. United States

HONORABLE RICHARD A. JONES 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 8 ANNA REAM, 9 Plaintiff, 10 Case No. 17-1141-RAJ v. 11 FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 12 FOLLOWING BENCH TRIAL Defendant. 13 14 15 I. INTRODUCTION 16 Plaintiff Anna Ream filed a complaint against Defendant United States of America 17 (“the government”) pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”). Dkt. # 1. The 18 Court heard this matter in a bench trial that began on July 1, 2019 and concluded on July 19 8, 2019. Following cross-motions for…