Milton v. United States

ELR Citation: 52 ELR 20066
No(s). 21-1131 (Fed. Cir. Jun 2, 2022)

The Federal Circuit reversed a Court of Federal Claims ruling that the U.S. government was not liable for the flooding of homes near two Houston dams managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during Hurricane Harvey. Property owners downstream of the Addicks and Barker Dams argued that the governm...