Legal Opinion
ALTOMARE v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 18, 2025No. 2:24-cv-02583Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA LEONARD ALTOMARE, : Plaintiff, : : v. : Civ. No. 24-2583 : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, : Defendant. : Diamond, J. February 18, 2025 MEMORANDUM OPINION Leonard Altomare alleges that he fell when trying to enter a Veterans Affairs facility because the United States had negligently failed to provide him with a wheelchair as soon as he arrived. (Doc. No. 1 ¶ 13.) Because, under the Federal Tort Claims Act, the Government is immune from Altomare’s suit, the Court is without jurisdiction to hear this matter. 28 U.S.C. §…
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