Verizon Washington, D.C., Inc. v. United States of America

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Granting in Part and Denying in Part Federal Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss

RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Verizon Washington, D.C., Inc. (“Verizon”) brings this action against the United States, the General Services Administration (“GSA”), and M & M Contractors, Inc. (“M & M”), a federal contractor. Verizon alleges it was injured when steam from underground facilities owned, maintained, controlled, or repaired by Defendants damaged Verizon’s telecommunications equipment. Relying in part on the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28…