Legal Opinion
Merlonghi v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 14, 2010No. 09-2387PublishedCited by 188 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to determine whether a federal employee was acting within the scope of his employment under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680 (2006). While driving home from work in a government vehicle, the employee collided with a motorcyclist. The motorcyclist, Frank A. Merlonghi, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against the United States under the FTCA for the actions of the employee, U.S. Special Agent Thomas Porro. The district court dismissed Mr. Merlonghi’s claim for lack of…
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