Legal Opinion
Gloria Bukala, Administrator of the Estate of Edward Bukala, Deceased v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 1, 1988No. 88-1148PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, Gloria Bukala, filed an action against the United States and the Veterans Administration (“VA”) under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”). The district court dismissed the lawsuit, holding that Bukala’s failure to file her claim with the VA within the FTCA’s two-year limitations period deprived it of subject matter jurisdiction. Bukala v. United States, 676 F.Supp. 162 (N.D.Ill.1987). Because we conclude that in some limited circumstances the FTCA may be interpreted to allow constructive filing of improperly presented administrative claims, we vacate…
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