PALMER v. U.S.

Nos. 96-6411, 96-6412.

146 F.3d 361 (1998)

Barbara Jo PALMER, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 4, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Bondy (argued and briefed), Mark B. Stern (briefed), U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant.

Philip Taliaferro (argued and briefed), Alice G. Keys, Robert W. Carran (briefed), Taliaferro & Mehling, Covington, KY, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: MERRITT, NORRIS, and WALLACE, Circuit Judges.


WALLACE, Circuit Judge.

In this case, we are asked to review a finding of unethical conduct and accompanying sanctions, as well as determinations on damages and interest pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (Act). The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b). The government timely appealed and Barbara Palmer individually and as the representative of the estates of her deceased husband and their two children (hereinafter referred to collectively...

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