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TAGHADOMI v. U.S.

No. 03-16129.

401 F.3d 1080 (2005)

Manouchehr Monazzami TAGHADOMI, Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Nahid Davoodabadi, deceased; the Estate of Nahid Davoodabadi; Ahmad Davoodabadi, Father of Nahid Davoodabadi; Kobra Ahangary, Mother of Nahid Davoodabadi, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 22, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter A. Schey, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause for the appellant; Teresa Tico, Hanalei, HI, was on the briefs.

Philip Berns, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Francisco, CA, argued the cause for the appellee; Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Edward H. Kubo, and Michael Chun, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Francisco, CA, were on the brief.

Before O'SCANNLAIN, COWEN, and BEA, Circuit Judges.

O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.

In this tort claim against the federal government arising out of an accident at sea, we explore whether suit can be brought under the Suits in Admiralty Act, the Public Vessels Act, or the Federal Tort Claims Act.

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This case arises from an accident at sea.1 Manouchehr Monazzami Taghadomi (a U.S. citizen) and his wife Nahid Davoodabadi (a citizen of Iran) rented a kayak during their honeymoon...

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