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FISHER BROS. SALES, INC. v. U.S.

Nos. 93-1182, 93-1205, 93-1206, 93-1207, 93-1208 and 93-1209.

46 F.3d 279 (1995)

FISHER BROS. SALES, INC., Appellant in 93-1182, v. UNITED STATES of America. Julia Saavedra BALMACEDA; Aandres Munoz Torres; Abalos Labbe Juan Pablo; Abatte Osorio Hons.; Abdon M. Alvarez; Abraham Sabaj Nallar; Abrigo Olivos Rodemil; Acevedo Duran Osvaldo Hernan; Acosta Ramirez Carlos; Victoriano Acuna Contreras; Marco Heribeto Acuna Montero; Javier Acuna Gonzalez; Mardones Adolfo Riveros; Adriana Rodriguez Larragana; Agr Henriquez Y Varela; AGR Kiwi Masters LTDA; Agric Morande Lavin LTDA; Agric Caiquenes LTDA; Agric Carvallo LTDA; Agric Cerrillo LTDA; Agric Chorombo LTDA; Agric Cotiella LTDA; Agric Del Alto LTDA; Agric Del Valle LTDA; Agric El Espino N12, et al., Appellants in 93-1205, v. UNITED STATES of America. CARBEN, INC., Appellant in 93-1206, v. UNITED STATES of America. COMPANIA SUD AMERICANA DE VAPORES S.A., Appellant in 93-1207, v. UNITED STATES of America. NEW MARKET INVESTMENT CORPORATION, Appellant in 93-1208, v. UNITED STATES of America. GUZMAN Y DEL REAL, LIMITRADA, individually and as class representative, v. UNITED STATES of America, Guzman Y Del Real, Limitrada, Appellant in 93-1209.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 25, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher H. Mansuy, Walker & Corsa, Hoboken, NJ, for appellant in 93-1182.

Edward W. Madeira, Jr., Robert L. Hickok (argued), Matthew H. Adler, Michael A. Ceramella, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, PA, for appellants in 93-1205, 93-1206, 93-1207, 93-1208, and 93-1209.

Stuart E. Schiffer, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael J. Rotko, U.S. Atty., Robert S. Greenspan, Thomas M. Bondy (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Appellate Staff, Phyllis J. Pyles, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, for appellees.

Argued September 23, 1993

Before: SLOVITER, Chief Judge, BECKER, STAPLETON, MANSMANN, GREENBERG, HUTCHINSON, SCIRICA, COWEN, NYGAARD, ALITO, ROTH, LEWIS and McKEE, Circuit Judges.

Before: STAPLETON, ROTH and LEWIS, Circuit Judges.

Reargued in banc October 18, 1994

Before: SLOVITER, Chief Judge, BECKER, STAPLETON, MANSMANN, GREENBERG, HUTCHINSON, SCIRICA, COWEN, NYGAARD, ALITO, ROTH, LEWIS and McKEE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:

The Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680, waives the federal government's sovereign immunity with respect to...

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