United States Eighth Circuit

Dismissal of an action brought by the owner and operator of a business that processed and packaged chickens under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is affirmed where the federal government violated no state-law duty owed to plaintiff that would permit a suit under the FTCA with regards to inspections performed by the Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/30/2006
• Published 05/30/2006

Judges

• ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, LAY, and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Larry Delano Coleman of Raytown, MO.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Charles M. Thomas, AUSA, of Kansas City, MO. Thomas M. Larson, AUSA, of Kansas City appeared on the brief.