D. Ross Beins v. United States

WALD, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff-appellant, D. Ross Beins, appeals a judgment of the district court for the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).1 We find the district court with one exception applied the proper law, did not err in its finding of no negligence, and did not commit reversible error by limiting an expert witness’ testimony; accordingly, we affirm.

I. Factual Background

This case involves the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) denial to a pilot, on five separate occasions, of an airman medical certificate, which he needed to resume his career as a commercial…