Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit May 1, 2000, 99-3235 (Giovanna Carboniero Cestonaro, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Danielle Cestonaro v. United States)

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to interpret the “discretionary function” exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act’s general waiver of sovereign immunity. The District Court dismissed a wrongful death complaint against the United States, finding that the discretionary function exception to the Federal Tort Claim Act’s waiver of sovereign immunity, 28 U.S.C.