Michael R. Wood v. The United States, U.S. Customs Service, Northrop Worldwide Aircraft Services, Inc., Federal Aviation Administration

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• finding that although 28 U.S.C. § 1502 is read narrowly, it precludes jurisdiction when “but for the treaty, the plaintiff’s claim would not exist”
• stating that the federal district courts have “exclusive jurisdiction over tort claims for any amount if they fall within the Federal Tort Claims Act”
• noting that federal “district courts have . . . exclusive jurisdiction over tort claims for any amount if they fall within the Federal Tort Claims Act”z
• noting that the specific performance contract remedy is not available in our court
• finding the “primary thrust” of the claim was breach of contract where liability depended wholly upon the government’s alleged promise
• dismissing Section 1502 jurisdictional challenge where the treaty did not create the right to purchase a certificate of airworthiness

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