United States Fifth Circuit

Dismissal of claims in an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act for reimbursement against the government for a settlement paid in an underlying civil rights action is affirmed where plaintiffs failed to show that sovereign immunity was waived by the government with regard to their claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/26/2006
• Published 01/27/2006

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Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

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