Properties (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:appeal |
Appealed_to_the_Supreme_Court.
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Civil case.
No. 78-1001. |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
446 U.S. 14
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| gptkbp:controversy |
November 1979
Negligence and duty of care. |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
Established liability under certain conditions. |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
1980
The_Court_ruled_in_favor_of_Carlson. |
| gptkbp:discusses |
Frequently discussed in legal circles.
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Originated in the lower courts.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Carlson v. Green
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| gptkbp:impact |
Significant in legal precedents.
Influenced future tort claims against the government. |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
gptkb:William_H._Rehnquist gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall gptkb:Byron_White gptkb:Harry_Blackmun gptkb:William_J._Brennan_Jr. gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens gptkb:Sandra_Day_O'Connor Justice_O'Connor_joined_the_dissent. Justice_Rehnquist_dissented. |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
Federal jurisdiction.
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Federal Tort Claims Act
Sovereign immunity exceptions. |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Carlson's_attorney_was_Richard_A._Posner.
Green's_attorney_was_John_J._Gibbons. |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Tort law.
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| gptkbp:legislation |
Federal Tort Claims Act.
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Analyzed in law reviews.
Cited in legal textbooks. Affected future tort claims. Broadened the interpretation of the FTCA. Examined the limits of government liability. Important for tort law. Influenced government accountability. Involved a prisoner's injury. Key case in understanding government liability. Still cited in legal arguments. Involves a claim against the government for negligence. Clarified_the_application_of_the_Federal_Tort_Claims_Act. |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Ruling favored the plaintiff.
Claim allowed. Expanded the scope of claims. Set a legal standard. The ruling allowed for certain tort claims against the federal government. |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
Written by Justice Blackmun.
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Set a standard for negligence claims.
United_States_v._Testan. |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:United_States_v._Muniz
gptkb:Feres_v._United_States |
| gptkbp:significance |
Established precedent for claims against the government.
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