Legal Opinion
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 23, 1983No. 81-1181PublishedCited by 252 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
Under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, a federal employee may not bring a tort suit against the Government on the basis of a work-related injury, but may seek recovery from a third party. The issue here is whether such a third party may seek indemnity from the Government for its tort liability to the employee.
On April 4, 1975, a C-5A aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and manufactured by petitioner Lockheed Aircraft Corp. crashed near Saigon, South Vietnam.1 Almost 150 people died in the crash, including Ann Nash Bottorff, a civilian employee of the United States Navy.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by252 opinions
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