Bird v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE DIVISION SANDRA BIRD, ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) 3:23-CV-00092-DCLC-JEM ) v. ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Sandra Bird (“Mrs. Bird”) sued the United States of America (the “Government”) under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671–2680, for negligence after she slipped in a puddle of water on the floor of a restroom at the Sugarlands Visitor Center, injuring her ankle [Doc. 1, ¶¶ 11–13, 25]. The Government now moves for summary judgment, arguing that it is entitled to…