Legal Opinion

Gail Merchant Irving v. United States

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 16, 1995No. 94-1848PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to decide, for a third time, whether the district court correctly decided this Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) suit in favor of the government. Once again, we are of the opinion that the district court’s ruling is not sustainable. We therefore vacate the judgment and remand this matter for further proceedings. We also direct that the proceedings take place before a different district court judge.

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On October 10, 1979, while working at the Somersworth Shoe Company plant in Som-ersworth, New Hampshire, plaintiff-appellant Gail Merchant Irving…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  4. Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority v. Metcalf & Eddy, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. United States v. GaubertSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Amy Cohen v. Brown UniversityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  2. Gail Merchant Irving v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
  3. United States v. GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
  4. DSC National Properties, LLC v. Johnson (In re Johnson)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2012
  5. United States v. BerriosCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998

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