Plaintiffs had capacity to sue U.S. for flight controller’s negligence 
Published: May 14, 2013
Tags: airplane crash, choice of law, Federal Tort Claims Act, FTCA, wrongful death
The mother and adult daughter of the victim of an airplane crash had the capacity to sue the federal government for the alleged negligence of a flight controller, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Med-mal suit couldn’t be based on failure to report child abuse
Published: April 11, 2013
Tags: child abuse reporting, Federal Tort Claims Act, medical malpractice
A medical malpractice suit could not be based on the alleged failure of healthcare professionals to report suspected child abuse, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT
Published: March 27, 2013
Tags: Federal Tort Claims Act, U.S. Supreme Court
The federal government is not immune from tort liability for the alleged sexual assault of a prison inmate by correctional officers.
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Gov’t can be sued for sexual assault by prison guards
Published: March 27, 2013
Tags: civil rights, Federal Tort Claims Act, FTCA, sexual assault, U.S. Supreme Court
The federal government is not immune from tort liability for the alleged sexual assault of a prison inmate by correctional officers, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a unanimous decision.
Patient may sue gov’t for battery from surgery mishap
Published: March 4, 2013
Tags: battery, Federal Tort Claims Act, Gonzalez Act, medical malpractice, sovereign immunity, U.S. Supreme Court
A plaintiff may bring a lawsuit against the United States alleging medical battery by a Navy doctor acting within the scope of his employment, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
Safety inspectors could be liable for miners’ deaths
Published: February 13, 2013
Tags: Federal Tort Claims Act, wrongful death
State law makes safety inspectors liable for deaths resulting from their negligent failure to ensure a mine’s compliance with federal safety standards, West Virginia’s highest court has ruled in answering a certified question from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Justices tackle puzzling law in medical battery case
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 15, 2013
Tags: Federal Tort Claims Act, Gonzalez Act, intentional tort, medical malpractice, sovereign immunity, U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Attempts to sort out the meaning of a confusing and oddly worded statute to determine whether a Navy surgeon is immune from liability for allegedly performing eye surgery without obtaining consent left the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court bleary-eyed.
Government isn’t liable for Katrina levee breaches
Published: October 3, 2012
Tags: discretionary function exception, Federal Tort Claims Act, Hurricane Katrina, negligence
The federal government is not liable for damage suffered by property owners when a system of levees failed during Hurricane Katrina, a U.S. District Court in Louisiana has ruled in reversing judgment.
Justices to decide if Navy doctor can be sued for battery
Published: September 25, 2012
Tags: Federal Tort Claims Act, Gonzalez Act, informed consent, medical malpractice, sovereign immunity, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the federal Gonzalez Act waives governmental immunity for battery claims against a Navy doctor who allegedly performed cataract surgery without the patient’s informed consent.
Justices to decide if government immune in sexual assault by prison guards
Published: September 25, 2012
Tags: Federal Tort Claims Act, search and seizure, sovereign immunity, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the federal government is immune from tort liability for the alleged sexual assault of a prison inmate by correctional officers that occurred outside the scope of an arrest, search or seizure.
