(DOWNLOAD) "Wood v. United States" by First Circuit U.S. Court Of Appeals # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Wood v. United States
- Author : First Circuit U.S. Court Of Appeals
- Release Date : January 10, 2002
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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The district court case from which this appeal is taken derives from an accident at the Cutler Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station on August 23, 1998 in which plaintiff Pamela Wood sustained serious injuries and a co-worker was killed. Wood was employed at the time by Abhe & Svoboda, Inc. (""ASI""), an independent contractor chosen by the Navy to remove lead from, and to paint, the tall radio towers located on the naval base in Cutler, Maine. On December 15, 1999, Wood and her husband filed a four-count complaint against the United States alleging negligence and loss of consortium and seeking punitive damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671, et seq. (1994 & Supp. 2001). On the government's motion, the court granted summary judgment against the Woods, and this appeal followed. I.