United States Third Circuit

Plaintiff's suit against defendant-Department of Veterans Affairs, alleging unlawful failure to disclose lead paint contamination in an apartment, is dismissed where defendant did not waive sovereign immunity to suits for money-damages under the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/24/2005
• Decided 10/13/2005
• Published 10/13/2005

Judges

• Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, ALITO and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sharon A. Ziegler (Argued), Kingsport, Tennessee, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Susan D. Bricklin (Argued), Office of United States Attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellees, Department of Veterans Affairs and Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs., Edward J. Schwabenland (Argued), Schwabenland & Ryan, P.C., Wayne, Pennsylvania, for Appellee, Roger W. Robert.