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HALEK v. U.S.

Nos. 98-3432, 98-3560.

178 F.3d 481 (1999)

Joseph HALEK, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 19, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Webster, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee in No. 98-3432.

Matthew D. Tanner (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Civil Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 98-3432.

Marvin A. Brustin (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant in No. 98-3560.

Thomas P. Walsh, Office of the United States Attorney, Civil Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee in No. 98-3560.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and BAUER and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

Joseph Halek sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act for injuries that he sustained while servicing an elevator at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. After a bench trial, the district judge, applying the tort law of Illinois (made applicable to this case by the Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2674; Molzof v. United States, 502 U.S. 301, 305, 112 S.Ct. 711, 116 L.Ed.2d...

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