Legal Opinion
Sanchez Ex Rel. DR-S. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 14, 2012No. 10-1648PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
Juanita Sánchez and 7,124 additional named plaintiffs appeal from a Rule 12(b)(1) dismissal of their claims against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680. Sánchez and her co-plaintiffs assert they have suffered tort injuries because of the United States Navy’s alleged negligence in emitting certain pollutants during military exercises (which ended in 2003) at the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility (AFWTF) on Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. The United States responds that the limited Congressional abrogation of…
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