ELR Citation: ELR 20799
No(s). CIV 94-592 JP/LCS (D.N.M. Dec 27, 1996)

The court holds that the discretionary function exception bars an action against the U.S. government under the Federal Tort Claims Act for contamination of local water wells allegedly caused by wastewater discharges from a former Air Force Base near Roswell, New Mexico. The court finds that the Air ...