Legal Opinion
Chadd Ex Rel. Estate of Boardman v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 27, 2015No. 12-36023PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge O’SCANNLAIN; Concurrence by Judge BERZON; Dissent by Judge KLEINFELD.
OPINION
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether the United States may be sued under the Federal *1107Tort Claims Act for the actions of the National Park Service relating to a mountain goat that attacked and killed a Park visitor.
I
A
Established in 1938, Olympic National Park (“Olympic” or the “Park”) spans 922,-650 acres and hosts three million visitors each year. Among the many species of animal residing in Olympic is the mountain goat, which is not native to the area, having been introduced into the…
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