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Gaf Corporation v. United States of America. Keene Corporation v. United States of America. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 5, 1987No. 84-5638, 84-5693 and 85-5655PublishedCited by 307 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROBINSON.

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

These consolidated cases concern the standard for presentments of tort claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act. 1 Section 2675(a) of the Act requires that tort claimants against the United States present their claims to an appropriate federal agency as a jurisdictional prerequisite to filing suit. The purpose of this requirement is to promote the settlement of claims out of court. Appellants in the cases here consolidated each presented such a claim and subsequently brought suit in the District…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. United States v. OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Soriano v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957

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3Cited by307 opinions

  1. Roy E. Bowden v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
  2. Valentin-De-Jesus v. United HealthcareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  3. Cuthbert O. Simpkins v. District of Columbia GovernmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
  4. Mader v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  5. Smoke Shop, LLC v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014

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