Legal Opinion
Patterson & Wilder Construction Co., Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 27, 2000No. 99-15301PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1270MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we address the scope of the United States’s potential liability under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346 (“FTCA”), for the alleged misconduct of private parties hired by federal agents to conduct covert law enforcement activities. Plaintiff Patterson & Wilder Construction Co., Inc. (“P&W”) appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Defendant United States of America (“Government”) on the company’s FTCA claim, which arises out of the destruction of a P&W-leased aircraft during a covert narcotics operation in…
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