Legal Opinion
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 27, 1998No. 96-55821PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge FERNANDEZ; Dissent by Judge O’SCANNLAIN.
FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:
General Dynamics Corporation brought this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), against the United States for the purpose of obtaining reimbursement of attorneys fees it expended in defending a fraud prosecution, and a related civil action. The United States claimed that, among other things, it was protected by the discretionary function exception to liability, but the district court agreed with General Dynamics and held the United States liable for damages in the amount of $25,880,752.…
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