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LEGRANDE v. U.S.

No. 11-2205.

687 F.3d 800 (2012)

Peggy S. LeGRANDE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 18, 2012.

Amended August 14, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Jovan (argued), Attorney, Nolan Law Group, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jill Dahlmann Rosa (argued), Attorney, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Torts Section, Aviation & Admiralty Litigation, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before RIPPLE and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges, and MYERSCOUGH, District Judge.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

While working as a flight attendant on Southwest Airlines Flight 2745, Peggy S. LeGrande was injured when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence. She brought this action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2674, alleging that air traffic controllers employed by the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") negligently had failed to warn the flight's captain that turbulence had been forecast...

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