Legal Opinion
Aretz v. United States
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided August 30, 1978No. Civ. A. 1158, 1159PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAWRENCE, Senior District Judge.
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW IN ACTIONS BY THOMAS F. ARETZ AND MRS. ARETZ
I
BACKGROUND OF LITIGATION
On June 30, 1977, this Court found that under the Federal Tort Claims Act the United States is liable as a joint tortfeasor for the injuries arising out of the explosion at the plant of Thiokol Chemical Corporation at Woodbine, Georgia on February 3, 1971. The disaster resulted in the death of twenty-nine employees and injuries to more than fifty other employees.
The liability issue was determined before hearing any of the numerous individual…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Brooks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Sam H. Johnson v. Penrod Drilling Company, James L. Starnes v. Penrod Drilling CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Ralph Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Drews v. Gobel Freight Lines, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1991
- Anderson v. LitzenbergCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1997
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- Eleanor Higginbotham Aretz v. United States of America, Thomas F. Aretz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Harden v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1980
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