United States Ninth Circuit

The United States is immune from liability, under the "discretionary function" exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. sections 2671-2680), for alleged negligence by the FAA in approving an improper aircraft engineering method and issuing corresponding certifications.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/05/2000
• Decided 04/19/2002
• Published 04/19/2002

Judges

• Before: ALARCON, FERGUSON, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott D. Devereaux, Cooley Godward LLP, Palo Alto, CA, for the appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Barbara B. O'Malley, United States Department of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for appellee the United States of America.