FTCA Discretionary Function Exception
It is not just the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act that has a discretionary function exception – the Federal Tort Claims Act has one, too. This case – Navarette v. United States – discusses...
View ArticleFederal Judge Rules That Certificate of Good Faith Must Be Filed in FTCA Med...
Judge Mays of the United States District Court in Memphis has dismissed a medical malpractice case filed against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act because the plaintiff did not file a...
View ArticleGovernment Cannot Be Sued For Emotional Distress Suffered By Mother Who Was...
The Federal Tort Claims Act does not permit a mother who was mistakenly told that her son (a solider ) was dead to sue for emotional distress. Ms. Nabjur sent her son a letter and it was returned with...
View ArticleSixth Circuit Severely Limits FTCA Claims With Broad Interpretation of...
I am one of the those personal injury lawyers who doesn’t win every case. The loss in Kohl v. United States of America is particularly difficult. First, we have a wonderful client who I truly...
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