Amanda Sue Smith v. United States

ANTOON, District Judge:

Amanda Sue Smith filed, a three-count complaint against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) seeking damages arising from a soured business arrangement she entered into with an FBI confidential informant. The district court granted the United States’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, finding that Smith’s claims had no basis under Georgia law and thus could not support FTCA liability. After careful review of the briefs and controlling law, and having the benefit of oral argument, we affirm.

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Smith’s claims arise out of a peculiar…