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CUYLER v. U.S.

No. 03-2298.

362 F.3d 949 (2004)

Gretchen D. CUYLER, Special Administrator of the Estate of Christian Cuyler, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 30, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Suhadolnik (argued), Waukegan, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

William G. Cole (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Jack Donatelli, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and KANNE. Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This is a suit for wrongful death brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, which, with limitations that we can ignore, makes the federal government liable for the torts of its employees to the same extent that they would be liable under the law of the place where the tort was committed, in this case Illinois. A trial in the district court resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff...

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