Legal Opinion
Shaw v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided March 31, 2017No. 14-783CPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RCFC 56; Summary Judgment; Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346; Breach of Contract; Latent Ambiguity; Contra Proferentem
OPINION AND ORDER
SWEENEY, Judge
Before the court are the parties’ cross-motions for partial summaiy judgment on the issue of liability pursuant to Rule 56 of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims (“RCFC”). Plaintiffs, Karen and Raymond Shaw, allege that the United States breached an agreement executed by the parties to settle claims made by plaintiffs pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680 (2012). The court…
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