Indemnity Ins. Co. of N. Am. v. US, No. 08-214825 June 2009, 4:43 pmIn a negligence action against the U.S. based on the Coast Guard's failure to perform certain tests on a ship, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where the entire action was barred by the discretionary function exception to the Government's waiver of sovereign immunity.
Read Indemnity Ins. Co. of N. Am. v. US, No. 08-2148
Appellate Information
Argued: May 13, 2009
Decided: June 25, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Hamilton
Counsel
For Appellants:
Robert Hopkins, Duane Morris, LLP, Baltimore, MD
Susan M. Euteneuer, Duane Morris, LLP, Baltimore, MD
For Appellee:
Stephen Robert Campbell, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Michael F. Hertz, Acting Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Rod J. Rosenstein, United States Attorney, Baltimore, MD
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