Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. United States
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 31, 2010No. Civil 09-1260 (DRD)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
DANIEL R. DOMINGUEZ, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs in the instant action, which arises under the Federal Torts Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq, are 7,125 residents of the island of Vieques who allege that for six decades they shared the 18-mile-long island with the United States Navy (“the Navy”), a neighbor who Plaintiffs allege illegally used explosives, ordnance and contaminants on the island in open violation of several federal laws. Plaintiffs further contend that the Navy never warned them of the safety risks associated with their operations and…
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Sanchez Ex Rel. DR-S. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
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