United States Supreme Court
US v. Olson, 04-759
In a private tort action against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. section 1346(b)(1), the United States waives sovereign immunity only where local law would make a -private person- liable in tort, not where local law would make -a state or municipal entity- liable.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/08/2005
- Published 11/08/2005
Court
- United States Supreme Court
Counsel
- Cases & Codes / Opinion Summaries / Sample Business Contracts / Research An Attorney or Law Firm
- Law Technology / Law Practice Management / Law Firm Marketing Services / Corporate Counsel Center
- Legal Career Job Search / Online CLE / Law Student Resources
- Legal News Headlines / Law Commentary / Featured Documents / Newsletters / Blogs / RSS Feeds
- Legal Forms for Your Practice
- Company History / Media Relations / Contact Us / Privacy / Advertising / Jobs
-
Copyright © 2013 FindLaw, a Thomson Reuters business. All rights reserved.