Legal Opinion
Barbara Jo Palmer, Plaintiff-Appellee v. United States of America, Defendant-Appellant/ Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1998No. 96-6411, 96-6412PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge.
In this case, we are asked to review a finding of unethical conduct and accompanying sanctions, as well as determinations on damages and interest pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (Act). The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b). The government timely appealed and Barbara Palmer individually and as the representative of the estates of her deceased husband and their two children (hereinafter referred to collectively as Palmer) timely cross-appealed, and we have jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
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In the underlying tort action, Palmer sued the…
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