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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...

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Federal 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...

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Government 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...

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Sixth 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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