Posted by Solomon N. Klein, Litigation Partner District Judge Edward R. Korman dismissed an action against the U.S. by the estate and family of a Panamanian woman murdered by a U.S. servicemember in Panama. Rogelio Rodriguez, et al. v. Omar Velez-Pagan, et al. , 17-cv-3911 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 26, 2018) (ERK) (SJB). The civil case arose... Read more »
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FTCA Subcontractor Immunity Waived When Government Continues to Play Some Role in Subcontracted Task
On June 11, 2014, the Second Circuit issued a decision in Haskin v. United States, Docket No. 13-3880-CV, holding that the US Postal Service may have waived subcontractor immunity under the Federal Tort Claims Act when it also did some of the work for which the subcontractor was engaged. In Haskin, the plaintiffs sued the US... Read more »