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Tort:

*+ Ford v. United States (claim for personal injuries allegedly sustained by plaintiff in an August 1, 1992, automobile accident in Washington, D.C., involving a Smithsonian vehicle - filed May 4, 1995, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking $75,000 in damages: based on the Institution's averments in its answer to the complaint, response to plaintiff's discovery request, and proposed motion for summary judgment that the Smithsonian employee was not on official duty at the time of the accident, the plaintiff's attorney has submitted to the court a praecipe dismissing the case with prejudice).

* Hensley v. United States (claim for personal injuries allegedly sustained by plaintiff from a slip and fall at the National Museum of American History on June 14, 1991 - filed April 12, 1995, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking $500,000 in damages: answer filed June 12, 1995).

+ Kodak, Eastman v. United States (claim for injuries allegedly sustained by the company's employee in a March 22, 1993, automobile accident in Washington D.C., involving a Smithsonian vehicle - filed December 2, 1994, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; damages sought - $2,178.67: answer filed February 7, 1995; settled on or about May 1, 1995, for $1,300, to be paid from the Judgment Fund).

Matalon v. United States (claim seeking $1,000,000 for injuries allegedly sustained as a result of a fall at the National Zoological Park on December 4, 1990, - filed February 27, 1995, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York: answer filed April 28, 1995; settlement discussions in progress).

* Peoples v. Smithsonian Institution (claim for personal injuries allegedly sustained by the plaintiff, an employee of Millar Elevator Service, a Smithsonian contractor), on August 4, 1992, while repairing an elevator in a Smithsonian building - filed June 26, 1995, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, seeking $200,000 in damages: the case will be removed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia).

Vonneuman v. United States (claim seeking $100,000 for personal injuries allegedly sustained from a fall on May 20, 1994, near the fountain area of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History - filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: answer filed June 22, 1995; the case was referred to arbitration on June 30, 1995).

Welborne v. United States (claim seeking $150,000 for injuries allegedly sustained in a motorcycle accident with a Smithsonian vehicle on July 6, 1994 - filed January 1, 1995 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: complaint filed before expiration of the six-month period for review after filing of the administrative