Legal Opinion
Silva v. Brock
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 11, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-1356-CPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CAFFREY, Senior District Judge.
This is a claim for damages brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b). The case is now before the court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
In 1984, the plaintiff fell from the top of an oil tanker while working for Research Foods Corporation, Plaintiff claims he is totally disabled from back injuries resulting from the fall. The plaintiff brought this suit against the defendants, claiming that his fall was caused by the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio GrandenseSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Joseph Herbert Mars v. Jack A. HanberryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Cunningham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Gloria P. Sanchez-Mariani v. Herbert E. EllingwoodCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Daniels v. Black Mountain Spruce, Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 1987
3Cited by4 opinions
- Mildred Galvin v. Occupational Safety & Health AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Gail Merchant Irving v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Begay v. HodelDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1990
- Cordeiro v. BrockDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1988