Maintaining Toxic Tort Claims against the Federal Government: A Case Study of Liability Theories Defenses and Remedies

Abstract

This paper assesses the viability of toxic tort claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (the FTCA or the Act). The scenario provided is offered as a fictitious history of one factual setting in which such claims may arise. Though the scenario suggests that both private and non-federal governmental entities contributed to the situation, the paper is confined to the FTCA. Only theories of liability, defenses and remedies are considered. Keywords: Exposure physiology; Law; Toxins.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 18, 1990
Accession Number
ADA218187

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  • Scott D. Stubblebine

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  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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