• In re Complaint of Avena

    Publication Date: 2024-02-19
    Practice Area: Admiralty
    Industry: Federal Government | Transportation
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Portner
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mary E. Reeves (Reeves McEwing LLP)
    for defendant: Matthew R. Hyde (United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Torts Branch Aviation, Space & Admiralty Litigation); Bradley J. Preamble (United States Department of Justice Torts Branch, Civil Division)

    Case Number: 22-3132 & 22-3228

    Plaintiffs' Tort Complaint Failed Under Good Samaritan Doctrine Where They Could Not Show Negligence Increased the Risk of Harm Over Not Acting at All