Fall in IRS Office Results in $712,000 Award
A recent Eastern District of New York decision, Berroyer v. U.S., illustrates that paying taxes can be literally painful. Plaintiff and his wife sued the United States of America under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), seeking recovery for injuries sustained during a meeting with an IRS auditor. Plaintiff was injured when “his foot became caught…
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