THOMAS G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
In this Federal Tort Claims Act case, we hold that a contracting officer's failure to require a particular piece of safety equipment on a contractor's machinery is not a discretionary function shielded from tort liability. The judgment dismissing the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is reversed.
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Background.
The United States Forest Service (United States) awarded Coastal, Inc. a contract...
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