Legal Opinion
Seaside Farm, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 2, 2016No. 15-2562PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge SHEDD . joined.
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680, suit by a tomato farmer against the United States. Seaside Farm, Inc., alleges that the Food and Drug Administration negligently issued a contamination warning in response to an outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul that devalued Seaside’s crop by $15,036,293.96. The district court held that FDA was exercising a discretionary function in connection with the contamination…
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