Legal Opinion
Leone v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 8, 1988No. CV 87-1568 (RJD), CV 87-1609 (RJD)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DEARIE, District Judge.
This is a Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) suit by the estates of two persons who died in an airplane crash when the pilot suffered a heart attack and the plane crashed, killing all aboard. Plaintiffs claim that the doctors who performed medical exams of the pilot, which are conditions precedent to obtaining a pilot’s certificate, were government employees who conducted the exams negligently.
The United States has moved to dismiss on two grounds. Plaintiffs have cross-moved for partial summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, the government’s…
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