Practitioners Take Note: Don't Get Bitten by the Federal Tort Claims Act
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CLE Credits
The Federal Tort Claims Act is the way that the federal government is sued for negligence. There are many exceptions to the Act and a complex framework with respect to when an entity and its employees are deemed to be covered by the F.T.C.A. The law has also evolved dramatically as to when certain organizations, especially medical health care entities, receive protection under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Contributory negligence is different than most state law. Parts of the FTCA borrow state law, and for some issues “federal law governs. The SOL, particularly in minors tolling, is unique. Who gets sued, who gets served and exhaustion cannot be ignored? This seminar will deal with the major issues concerning the Federal Tort Claims Act, including how one deals with it and how one can be bitten by the Act.
Available in States
- California
- Georgia
- New Jersey
- New York
- Texas Self Study
Program Categories
- Asset Protection
- Business Organizations & Contracts
- Complex Litigation
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Employee Benefits & Compensation
- Employment & Labor Law
- Federal Courts
- Health Care Law
- In-House Counsel
- Litigation & Litigation Skills
- Litigation and Appeals
- Medical Malpractice
- Negligence, Malpractice & Personal Injury
- Personal Injury
PROGRAM CREDITS
- Areas of Professional Practice : 1 Credit
