Legal Opinion
General Public Utilities Corp. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 28, 1984No. 83-1017PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Alleging that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission failed to warn them of equipment defects, the owners of the Three Mile Island nuclear facility seek substantial damages attributed to a valve failure at the plant. We conclude that the claims against the government are barred by the discretionary function exception of the Federal Tort Claims Act.
The plaintiffs’ complaint asserts a right to recover under the Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq., because the Commission did not comply with statutory directives or its own regulations. The government moved…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- 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
- United States v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Richard J. Griffin and Mary Jane Griffin, His Wife v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Bernitsky v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by48 opinions
- In Re Consolidated United States Atmospheric Testing Litigation, Christina Konizeski v. Livermore Labs, Alice P. Broudy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Ronald Pooler v. United States of America. Ronnie Bradley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation. Gerald Hogan, M.D. v. The Dow Chemical Company Diamond Shamrock Chemicals Company Hercules Incorporated Monsanto Company T H Agriculture & Nutrition Company, Inc. And Uniroyal, Inc., Clara Fraticelli v. The Dow Chemical Company Diamond Shamrock Chemicals Company Hercules Incorporated Monsanto Company T H Agriculture & Nutrition Company, Inc. Uniroyal, Inc. The United States of America and Ten Former Regents of the University of HawaiiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Irene H. Allen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Wade Baker and Rita Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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