Legal Opinion
Bryant v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 8, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2020-0004Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MARKIA BRYANT, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 20-4 (JEB) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Markia Bryant, a contractor at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, filed this Federal Tort Claims Act suit against the United States alleging that a VA employee, George Jones, sexually harassed and assaulted her in the workplace. The Government moved to dismiss, correctly noting that this Court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction because the United States retains sovereign immunity from most FTCA-based…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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