40 Cases, More or Less, of Six One-Gallon Cans v. United States

stating that “a confusing and improperly worded interrogatory cannot fairly be considered a ‘material’ question, or one the answer which ‘is necessary to a verdict’ ” under Rule 49(b) | FECA bars FTCA claim for impotence and loss of consortium allegedly caused by government negligence | “Acts performed and letters written during attempted settlement negotiations are usually inadmissible [because] [t]he law favors settlements.”