WELLS v. U.S.

No. 87-5124.

851 F.2d 1471 (1988)

Ella Mae WELLS, et al., Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 19, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles S. Siegel, Dallas, Tex., for appellants.

Gregory C. Sisk, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Robert S. Greenspan, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellee.

Before ROBINSON and EDWARDS, Circuit Judges, and MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs, 189 families composed of 571 persons who reside in the Dallas, Texas area, seek compensation for personal injuries and property damage which they and their minor children claim to have suffered due to alleged negligent acts and omissions of the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"). Plaintiffs claim that...

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