Legal Opinion
Carroll v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 31, 2011No. 10-1152PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
This tort action was brought by the parents of a young child who was seriously injured when she was struck in the head by an object thrown from a lawnmower as she rode a tricycle at her childcare center. Separate entities were providing the lawn maintenance and the childcare on the day of the accident under contracts with the federal government. Appellants brought a suit for damages against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680, and alleged supplemental claims under Puerto Rico law against other defendants, including…
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