Peggy S. LeGrande v. United States

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

While working as a flight attendant on Southwest Airlines Flight 2745, Peggy S. LeGrande was injured when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence. She brought this action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2674, alleging that air traffic controllers employed by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) negligently had failed to warn the flight’s captain that turbulence had been forecast along the flight path. 1 The district court concluded that FAA employees did not breach any duty owed to Ms. LeGrande and granted…