THOMAS v. LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORP.

No. 80-1323.

665 F.2d 1330 (1981)

Vincent C. THOMAS, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Ann Nash Bottorff, Deceased, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, a California Corporation, Defendant & third-party plaintiff v. The UNITED STATES of America, Third-party defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 30, 1981.

Certiorari Granted April 5, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine S. Gruenheck, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Alice Daniel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., at the time the brief was filed, Thomas S. Martin, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Charles F. C. Ruff, U.S. Atty. and William Kanter, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington D.C., were on the brief, for appellant. Eloise E. Davies, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

Carroll E. Dubuc, Washington, D.C., with whom Temple L. Ratcliffe and Richard M. Sharp, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee Lockheed Aircraft Corp.

Isaac N. Groner and Raymond D. Battocchi, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for appellee Thomas.

Before TAMM, ROBB and EDWARDS, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Granted April 5, 1982. See 102 S.Ct. 1766.

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

In this case the Government appeals from a judgment holding it liable for a claim in contribution or indemnity entered by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Believing that the district court erred in failing to find the exclusivity provision of the Federal...

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