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It's a bit of a tradeoff. If the FAA fails at some regulatory function, you can't sue the government. If Boeing fails, at least you can sue them.
by jstalin 14y ago
It's a bit of a tradeoff. If the FAA fails at some regulatory function, you can't sue the government. If Boeing fails, at least you can sue them.
- eli 14y agoWho said you can't sue the government?
- CamperBob2 14y agoThe government. You can sue them only if they give you permission to do so.
- showerst 14y agoIt's called sovereign immunity. Basically you can only sue the US government over things where it has agreed to let you, like things covered by The Federal Tort Claims Act. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity_in_the_Unite... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Tort_Claims_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Tort_Claims_Act
- eli 14y agoIf you got hurt because the FAA failed to do its job wouldn't that be a perfect example of a case where you could successfully sue the government?
- jstalin 14y agoNot unless Congress gave you permission to, which they haven't.
- eli 14y agoIANAL, but I'm pretty sure you're wrong. The Federal Tort Act explains the procedures (and puts some limits on) how you can sue the FAA, but it certainly doesn't prohibit it. Here's 3 seconds of googling: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=149194 http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=... http://www.10news.com/news/faa-settles-lawsuit-with-family-of-deceased-pilot http://www.10news.com/news/faa-settles-lawsuit-with-family-o...