Military medical malpractice cases typically fall under a law called the Federal Tort Claims Act.
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Federal Tort Claims Act — The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), August 2, 1946, ch. 753, title IV, USStat|60|842, usc|28|1346(b) and UnitedStatesCode3|28|2671|2680), is a statute enacted by the United States Congress in 1946 permitting private parties to sue the United… … Wikipedia
Federal Tort Claims Act — The government of the United States may not be sued in tort without its consent. That consent was given in the Federal Tort Claims Act (1946), which largely abrogated the federal government s immunity from tort liability and established the… … Black's law dictionary
Federal Tort Claims Act — The government of the United States may not be sued in tort without its consent. That consent was given in the Federal Tort Claims Act (1946), which largely abrogated the federal government s immunity from tort liability and established the… … Black's law dictionary
Federal Tort Claims Act of 1946 — The Federal Tort Claims Act of 1946 was passed following the 1945 crash of a B 25 Mitchell bomber, piloted in thick fog by Lieutenant Colonel William F. Smith, Jr. into the north side of the Empire State Building. [cite news |first= |last=… … Wikipedia
Federal Tort Claims Act — A statute that allows recovery for damages caused by a federal employee if the injury occurred in the scope of the employee s job. It also establishes regulations and procedures for making such claims in federal courts. Category: Accidents &… … Law dictionary
tort claims act — n. A federal law that makes the U.S. government liable for damages in tort, waiving sovereign immunity except in specific cases; many states also have tort claims acts. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks,… … Law dictionary
Federal Reserve System — FRB and FED redirect here. For other uses, see FRB (disambiguation) and FED (disambiguation). Federal Reserve System … Wikipedia
tort — (from Lat. torquere, to twist, tortus, twisted, wrested aside). A private or civil wrong or injury, including action for bad faith breach of contract, for which the court will provide a remedy in the form of an action for damages. K Mart Corp. v … Black's law dictionary
government tort — A wrong perpetrated by the government through an employee or agent or instrumentality under its control which may or may not be actionable depending upon whether there is governmental tort immunity. Tort actions against the federal government are … Black's law dictionary
government tort — A wrong perpetrated by the government through an employee or agent or instrumentality under its control which may or may not be actionable depending upon whether there is governmental tort immunity. Tort actions against the federal government are … Black's law dictionary
