United States Seventh Circuit

Where plaintiff sued the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act after being struck by a government vehicle, her damages are not capped by the amount she sought in her administrative claim, based on newly discovered evidence and intervening facts.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/24/2002
• Decided 02/07/2003
• Published 02/07/2003

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, MANION, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michael T. Mullen (argued), Paul B. Episcope, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Lisa M. Noller (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Civ. Div., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.