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General tort immunity may also bar a civil lawsuit springing from an emergency or disaster response. For the federal government, two tort immunity doctrines may apply: “governmental function” and “discretionary action.” ... At this point, this nature and criticality of the task must be evaluated to ascertain whether it is worthwhile to ... ................
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