United States Tenth Circuit

A Federal Tort Claims Act plaintiff asserted continuing trespass and nuisance claims under Colorado law, for damages from alleged continued migration of toxic chemicals from the government's property to plaintiff's property.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/11/2003
• Published 04/11/2003

Judges

• SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge., Before SEYMOUR, McKAY and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kevin S. Hannon (Tearle W.T. Harlan, with him on the briefs) of The Hannon Law Firm LLC, Denver, CO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Henry T. Miller, Trial Attorney, Torts Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC (Stuart E. Schiffer, Acting Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC;  Richard T. Spriggs, United States Attorney, and Gina Rodriguez, Civil Chief for Office of United States Attorney, Denver, CO;  J. Patrick Glynn, Director, and David S. Fishback, Assistant Director, Torts Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, with him on the brief), for Defendant-Appellee.