Legal Opinion
Cheryl Harris v. Kellogg Brown & Root Services
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 1, 2013No. 12-3204PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
This ease returns to us for resolution of the “important questions about the scope of the political question doctrine and the Federal Tort Claims Act’s ‘combatant activities’ exception” in suits against defense contractors. We did not have the opportunity to reach these issues when this case was before us previously. Harris v. Kellogg, Brown & Root Servs., Inc., 618 F.3d 398, 399 (3d Cir.2010). Having jurisdiction now to reach these questions, we will provide a framework that establishes the contours of each of these doctrines. And while explaining the two…
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