Adams v. United States

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Barbara Adams appeals from the district court’s judgment, after a bench trial, awarding $20,000 for personal injuries. Ms. Adams tripped and fell on the premises of a United States Post Office in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. She filed an administrative claim for $20,000 pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2675(a). The district court granted a motion to increase the amount of the claim, but ultimately concluded that Ms. Adams did not prove to a reasonable certainty that she would incur additional damages…