Legal Opinion
Berghoff v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 1, 1989No. 89 Civ. 0990 (MBM)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MUKASEY, District Judge.
In this action, plaintiff Henry Berghoff seeks to recover damages from the United States for injuries he sustained while working on a construction project at the Governor’s Island Coast Guard Base. Plaintiff bases his suit on the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680, which allows individuals to sue the United States in federal court for injuries caused by negligent acts of government employees. Such suits may be maintained only when the United States, “if a private person, would be liable to the claimant in accordance with…
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