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ROEDER v. U.S.

No. CV-13-955.

432 S.W.3d 627 (2014)

2014 Ark. 156

Theresa ROEDER, as the Administratrix of the Estate of Esther Kay Roeder, Deceased, and on Behalf of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Esther Kay Roeder; Tara Roeder, as the Administratrix of the Estate of Bruce Wayne Roeder, and on Behalf of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Bruce Wayne Roeder; and Tara Roeder, as the Administratrix of the Estate of Deborah Busby Roeder, and on Behalf of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Deborah Busby Roeder, Petitioners v. UNITED STATES of America; James S. Watson, in his Individual and Official Capacity; Gloria Maples Chrismer, in her Individual and Official Capacity; Normal L. Wagoner, in his Individual and Official Capacity; James B. Kozik, in his individual and Official Capacity; and John Does 1-5, in their Individual and Official Capacity, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 10, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Trammell Piazza Law Firm, PLLC, by: Melody H. Piazza , Little Rock and M. Chad Trammell , Texarkana; and Appellate Solutions, PLLC, by: Deborah Truby Riordan , for petitioners.

Conner Eldridge and Deborah Fennel Groom , U.S. Attorney's Office; and Stuart F. Delery , Mark B. Stern , and Daniel J. Lenerz , U.S. Department of Justice, for respondents.

Richard Mays Law Firm, PLLC, by: Richard H. Mays , for amicus curiae Aaron Sultz, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Eric Wayne Sultz, deceased, and on Behalf of the Statutory Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Eric Wayne Sultz.

Ayres, Warren, Shelton & Williams, LLC, by: Lee H. Ayres and Jason W. Poe , for amici curiae Candice Smith et al. and Kerri Basinger et al.

JIM HANNAH, Chief Justice.

This case involves a question of law certified to this court by the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Hot Springs Division, in accordance with Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 6-8 (2013) and accepted by this court on November 7, 2013. See Roeder v. United States, 2013 Ark. 451, 430 S.W.3d 667. The certified question is:

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