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SALTSMAN v. U.S.

No. 96-5028.

104 F.3d 787 (1997)

Roger SALTSMAN and Carolyn Saltsman, Individually and as next of friends of Julie Saltsman, a minor; Estate of Paul Higdon, by and through Charlene Higdon, as Administrator and Individually; Estate of Wanda Simmons, by and through Smitty Simmons, as Administrator and Individually; Judy A. Nemec; Donald N. Nemec, Sr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 9, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Timothy Cocanougher (briefed), Mattingly, Sims & Cocanougher, Springfield, KY, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Terry M. Cushing, David L. Huber (briefed), Asst. U.S. Attorneys, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Louisville, KY, for U.S.

Before: KENNEDY, JONES, and BOGGS, Circuit Judges.

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal the order of the District Court granting a motion to dismiss this suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671 et seq. (1994), and holding that the Federal Employee Compensation Act ("FECA"), 5 U.S.C. §§ 8101 et seq. (1996), provides the exclusive remedy for claims against the United States relating to work-place injuries and wrongful death of federal employees. For the...

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