Hiatt ex rel. Estate of Hiatt v. United States

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

This is a wrongful death case against the United States brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. (1988), in which the United States was found by the district court to be 25% at fault for the death of the plaintiff’s husband in an airplane crash. The plaintiff appeals from the district court’s award of damages. The United States, as third-party plaintiff, appeals the district court’s refusal to award it contribution from a third-party defendant.

We affirm the damage awards with an adjustment, reverse the district…