Lakomy v. United States

PER CURIAM.**

Plaintiffs-Appellees were flight attendants who sustained injuries when the pilots of their aircraft took evasive measures to avoid what the pilots perceived to be an imminent mid-air collision. After a bench trial, the district court entered judgment in favor of the flight attendants, concluding that air traffic controllers’ negligence caused appellees’ injuries and that the United States is liable for their negligence under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”). See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680. Because we find that appellees presented insufficient evidence to conclude that…