· 12/9/1991
Stephen Bradley v. United States of America, by Veterans Administration
Citations
- 951 F.2d 268
- 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 28747
- 1991 WL 258889
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that “claims against the government require diligent presentation” which includes “written notification, plus a claim in a sum certain, in order to be considered adequate notice” (emphasis in original)
- finding that claim for “in excess of $100,000.00” did not satisfy sum certain requirement
- declining to find that claim satisfied sum certain requirement “[b]ecause there [was] no ceiling on the amount”
- explaining that the FTCA’s notice requirements are “jurisdictional”
- request for damages “in excess of $100,000” not sum certain
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Judges: Anderson, Barrett, Brorby
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