ELR Citation: ELR 20793
No(s). 94-35183 (9th Cir. Nov 30, 1995)

The court holds that the discretionary function exception to a sovereign immunity waiver does not bar a Suits in Admiralty Act action by oil tanker owners against the United States. The owners allege that the hydrographers for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who conducted ...