KRISTENSEN v. UNITED STATES

No. 20-50200.

993 F.3d 363 (2021)

Karin KRISTENSEN, individually and as administratrix of The Estate of Dawn Larson Giffa; Donald Larson; Ciera Larson, as guardian and next friend of K.L., a minor; Michael Farina, individually and as personal representative of The Estate of Lydia Farina, and as next friend of J.W.F., E.F., M.F., and K.F., all minor children; Beverly Merrick; Christina Guzman, individually and as personal representative of The Estate of Steven Guzman, as guardian and next friend of M.G., a minor; Marina Lynn Ellis, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED April 6, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Schreiber , Erik Knockaert , Schreiber Knockaert, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX, John Keith Hyde , D'Juana Bellue Parks , Provost Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P., Beaumont, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Clayton R. Diedrichs , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, Jacquelyn Michelle Christilles , U.S. Attorney's Office, Civil Section, Matthew Mueller , U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Wiener, Costa, and Willett, Circuit Judges.


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