NANOUK v. U.S.

No. 19-35116.

974 F.3d 941 (2020)

Emily NANOUK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 4, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Fortier (argued) and Naomi Palosaari , Fortier & Mikko P.C., Anchorage, Alaska, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Albert K. Lai (argued), Trial Attorney; Bridget B. Lipscomb , Assistant Director; J. Patrick Glynn , Director; Thomas G. Ward , Deputy Assistant Attorney General; Joseph H. Hunt , Assistant Attorney General; Environmental Torts, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: Morgan Christen, Paul J. Watford, and Bridget S. Bade, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

This is a suit brought by Emily Nanouk against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). She alleges that her property has been contaminated by hazardous chemicals negligently released from the site of a nearby military facility. The district court dismissed Nanouk's suit for lack of subject...

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