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SHANSKY v. U.S.

No. 98-1658.

164 F.3d 688 (1999)

Nettie SHANSKY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 8, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Verderame, with whom Laurence G. Tinsley, Jr. and Plattner Verderame, P.C. were on brief, for appellant.

Mary Elizabeth Carmody, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to revisit the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680, and, in particular, its discretionary function exception, 28 U.S.C. § 2680(a). We conclude that the district court applied the exception impeccably and appropriately granted summary judgment on that basis.

The facts, insofar as they pertain to the issues on appeal, are uncomplicated. Upon departing the Hubbell Trading...

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