Legal Opinion
Litif v. United States
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 29, 2010No. Civil Action 02-11791-WGY, 02-11911-WGY, 03-10087-WGYPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER FOR JUDGMENT
YOUNG, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The harrowing story of the FBI’s succor of James J. Bulger, Stephen J. Flemmi, and their associates (the “Bulger Gang”) has been told by several courts in this District. 1 In this latest and likely last chapter, the families of Louis Litif, Debra Davis, and Deborah Hussey, seek recovery from the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (the “FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671 et seq. 2
Despite years of legal wrangling and an extensive factual record, at its core this is a very simple case. Federal Bureau of…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. MendozaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Agis v. Howard Johnson Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Litif v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Davis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Petro v. Town of West Warwick ex rel. MooreDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2012
- Davis v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2010
- Murray v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2011
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