MEANS v. U.S.

No. 98-6438.

176 F.3d 1376 (1999)

Debra Thomas MEANS, an individual; Trini Shanelle Means, a minor, who sues her next friend and mother Debra Thomas Means, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 27, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Smith, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Robert S. Greenspan, Steve Frank, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, DUBINA and HULL, Circuit Judges.


DUBINA, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal of the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the government in a claim brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"). The issue presented on appeal is whether the district court correctly granted the government's motion for summary judgment on the ground that any alleged injury to the appellants was not "caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the Government...

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