Legal Opinion
Johnston v. United States
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided November 15, 1984No. 81-1060, 81-1061, 82-1537, 81-1100, 82-1539, 81-1101 and 82-1538PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND DECISION
PATRICK F. KELLY, District Judge.
These consolidated lawsuits have been fully tried before the Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) (1976), and the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680 (1976). Venue of the action is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1402(b) (1976).
Simply said, the cases concern the claims of four employees of Aircraft Instrument and Development, Inc. (AID), of Wichita, Kansas, who personally, or through their representatives, contend that their respective cancers and resultant damages were caused by exposure to minute quantums of ionizing…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio GrandenseSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Honda v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Michael A. Caputo v. Boston Edison CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Maddy v. Vulcan Materials Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 1990
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