Shaver v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BULLOCK, District Judge.

On August 15, 2002, Lois Paxton Shaver (“Plaintiff”) filed this civil action against the United States of America (“Defendant”) pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671 et seq. (“the FTCA”), for personal injuries arising out of an automobile accident between Plaintiff and James Stephen Tinker, a recruiter for the Department of the Army. This matter is before the court following a bench trial on the issues of causation and damages, which concluded on February 5, 2004. At trial, both parties presented witnesses and exhibits, as well as…