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| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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| 13-1241 | 4th Cir. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2014 |
Issue: (1) Whether the political question doctrine bars state-law tort claims against a battlefield support contractor operating in an active war zone when adjudication of those claims would necessarily require examining sensitive military judgments; (2) whether the Federal Tort Claim Act's “combatant-activities exception,” 28 U.S.C. § 2680(j), preempts state-law tort claims against a battlefield support contractor that arise out of the U.S. military's combatant activities in a theater of combat; and (3) whether the doctrine of derivative sovereign immunity bars state-law tort claims against a private contractor performing delegated public functions where the government would be immune from suit if it performed the same functions. CVSG: 12/16/2014.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Apr 11 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 15, 2014) |
| Apr 14 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Associated General Contractors of America, et al. filed. |
| May 15 2014 | Brief of respondents Alan Metzgar, et al. in opposition filed. |
| May 27 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 12, 2014. |
| May 27 2014 | Reply of petitioners KBR, Incorporated, et al filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 16 2014 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| Dec 16 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Dec 30 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2015. |
| Dec 30 2014 | Supplemental brief of petitioners KBR, Incorporated, et al filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Jan 20 2015 | Petition DENIED. |
