ELR Citation: ELR 21198
No(s). 87-4169 (9th Cir. May 23, 1988)

The court holds that the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) waives the United States Navy's sovereign immunity from a suit alleging that the Navy caused drinking water contamination while extracting explosives from missiles. The FTCA's exception for discretionary functions is overcome when the governmen...