Legal Opinion
Harry H. Wallace and Elizabeth Snyder Wallace v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 5, 1982No. 81-1376PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
Harry Wallace and his wife, Elizabeth, brought this action in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland under the Swine Flu Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 247b, to recover for personal injuries and damages as a result of a swine flu inoculation administered to Harry Wallace. The district court dismissed the suit on the ground that there was a substantial question whether the Wallaces’ sole remedy was under the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. § 8101 et seq. The court reasoned that FECA provides an exclusive remedy for federal employees…
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