Legal Opinion
Allen v. Brown
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 1, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17-1951 (ESH)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Accordingly, the Court concludes that the claims in the current litigation are not barred by the doctrine of res judicata.
B. FTCA Judgment Bar
Defendants next argue that because this Court dismissed the FTCA claim in the 2015 Litigation (Count V), plaintiffs' current claims are barred by the FTCA's "judgment bar," 28 U.S.C. § 2676, which provides that:
The judgment in an action under section 1346(b) of this title [the FTCA] shall constitute a complete bar to any action by the claimant, by reason of the same subject matter, against the employee of *36the government whose act or omission gave rise…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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