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· 2/11/2009

United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc. v. United States

Citations

  • 562 F.3d 1297
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 2606
  • 2009 WL 736000

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting “cost and budgetary policy considerations” as satisfying the second prong of the discretionary-function exception test
  • “A function is non-discretionary if a federal statute, regulation, or policy specifically prescribes a course of action for an employee to follow where the employee has no rightful option but to adhere to the directive.”
  • decision whether to warn pilots of severe clear air turbulence

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Judges: Marcus, Wilson, Anderson

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