Thigpen v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · Decided 1986-09-10

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WILKINSON, Circuit Judge: Appellants Tamara Jo Thigpen and Lisa Marie Kramber brought suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346 (b) and 2671-2680, to recover damages for the sexual abuse they encountered as minor patients in the United States Naval Hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina. The district court dismissed these claims for want of jurisdiction under Fed.R.Ci…

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