United States Sixth Circuit

The Federal Tort Claims Act does not preclude recovery for negligent prenatal injuries to the child of a military service person that are independent of any injury to the child's parent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/08/2006
• Published 09/08/2006

Judges

• Before:  DAUGHTREY and CLAY, Circuit Judges;  GRAHAM, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Jamal K. Alsaffar, the Michael Archuleta Law Firm, Austin, Texas, for Appellant.  Edward Himmelfarb, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Jamal K. Alsaffar, George J. Hanko, III, Michael E.J. Archuleta, the Michael Archuleta Law Firm, Austin, Texas, for Appellant.  Robert S. Greenspan, Lowell V. Sturgill, Jr., United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.