Ludwig v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DANA LUDWIG, as Independent Administrator of the ) Estate of Brent Ludwig, deceased, ) ) 17 C 2943 Plaintiff, ) ) Judge Gary Feinerman vs. ) ) UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Dana Ludwig brings suit for negligence and wrongful death under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”),

28 U.S.C. § 2671

et seq., on behalf of the estate of her deceased husband, Brent Ludwig, who died in a tragic hiking accident in the Mount Hood Wilderness. Doc. 1. The United States moves for summary judgment,…