United States First Circuit

Summary judgment in favor of defendant-government in an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) for damages to plaintiffs' homes resulting from allegedly wrongful disposal of certain dredged material is affirmed where there was no error in the district court's conclusions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/24/2006
• Published 01/24/2006

Judges

• RESTANI, Judge., Before SELYA and LYNCH, Circuit Judges, RESTANI , Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Miguel Sarriera-Roman for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Isabel Muñoz-Acosta, United States Attorney, with whom Miguel A. Fernandez, Assistant United States Attorney, and H.S. Garcia, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.