Legal Opinion
Means v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 27, 1999No. 98-6438PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal of the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the government in a claim brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”). The issue presented on appeal is whether the district court correctly granted the government’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that any alleged injury to the appellants was not “caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the Government ” as required under the FTCA. 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) (emphasis added).
I. BACKGROUND FACTS
In 1995, agents of the Federal Bureau of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Logue v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- McMahon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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