$7,400,000.00 verdict under the Federal Tort Claims Act. A troubled veteran under the care of the Veterans Administration was released from care, and tragedy followed: the murder of two of his children and two of their friends, followed by the veteran's suicide. The children's mothers asked Raynes lawyers Jerry McHugh and Regina Foley to hold the government accountable for their losses.  Challenging litigation followed, as the law required the plaintiffs to prove that the federal government had been grossly negligent under the Mental Health Procedures Act, an extremely high burden of proof.  A federal judge, sitting non-jury, found that the families met their burden of proof, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, demonstrating that with courageous representation, average citizens can overcome long odds to secure justice.