Legal Opinion
Baer v. United States
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided December 17, 1980No. Civ. A. C80-330APublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KRUPANSKY, District Judge.
This is a suit instituted pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671 et seq., wherein the plaintiff, Russell Baer, Sr. (Baer), seeks tort damages from the defendant, United States of America, for personal injuries and property damage sustained as a result of his agricultural use of the chemical herbicide “Esteron”. The complaint charges negligence on the part of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in inadequately regulating the labeling of that herbicide. The Court’s jurisdiction is invoked pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Blessing v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- First State Bank of Hudson County v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Art Metal-U.S.A., Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Baer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Thomas S. Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985