A district court held that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is liable to five homeowners and business under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) for damages they incurred in the aftermath of…

A district court held that the due care and discretionary function exceptions to the Federal Tort Claims Act do not shield the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from homeowners' lawsuit against it…

A district court dismissed a family's personal injury claims against the U.S. Army for exposing them to carbon tetrachloride while they resided on a former Army base. The discretionary…

The Ninth Circuit upheld a lower court judgment finding the U.S. Forest Service liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) for failing to correct or warn of a dangerous condition on a…

The court dismissed individuals' Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) suit against the U.S. military for personal injury and property damage resulting from the U.S. Navy's operation of a…

The court affirms the grant of summary judgment in favor of the United States in property owners' Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) action for damages to their homes in Puerto Rico resulting…

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 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…