The D.C. Circuit affirms the dismissal of Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) claims brought against the U.S. government for burying dangerous munitions and toxic chemicals on property in Washington, D…
The court affirms a district court dismissal of a manufacturer's state-law claims against the United States alleging contamination of its property by U.S. Air Force landfills, but reverses…
The court holds that the Federal Tort Claims Act's (FTCA's) discretionary function exception barred a manufacturer's claims seeking contribution and indemnity from the United States…
The court holds that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) did not violate the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) by failing to supervise a city housing authority's…
The court reverses a district court decision that descendants of a Native American who was fatally injured on a logging site on a Native American reservation in Montana failed to state a cause of…
The court holds that the U.S. Forest Service's decision not to require its contract pilots to have a specific type of training is protected by the discretionary function exception to the…
The court affirms a district court decision that the Federal Tort Claims Act's discretionary function exception barred an individual's suit against the United States to recover damages…
The court holds that the discretionary function exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) barred an individual's FTCA claim against the National Park Service for failure to repair or…
The court holds that it lacks subject matter jurisdiction over a former battery manufacturer's Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) claim against the United States to recover $4.5 million the…
The court holds that the discretionary function exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) bars landowners' claims that the military's disposal of wastewater at the Walker Air Force…