| Federal Tort Claims Act - Notice of Claim |
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| Under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), a person who plans to file a personal injury action against the federal government must present a written "notice of claim," or "administrative claim," to the government agency that is allegedly responsible for the injury. A notice of claim is a prerequisite to a personal injury action against the federal government. If no notice of claim has been given, a court will dismiss the action.More... |
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| THE FEDERAL CLAIMS COLLECTION ACT |
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| The Federal Claims Collection Act (FCCA) was enacted in 1982 in order to allow the federal government to recover compensation for damages to or for loss or destruction of government property. Under the FCCA, the government is entitled to recover compensation for damages that result from negligent or wrongful acts.More... |
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| Defendant's Wrongful Use of Process |
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| It is a tort to use the civil or criminal form of process to primarily seek a result other than that for which the form of process was intended. The conduct that encompasses the abuse of process is a defendant's wrongful use of the process for an ulterior purpose and some willful act in the use of the process to accomplish that ulterior purpose.More... |
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| Civil Liability for Suicide |
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| Traditionally, courts refused to hold a person or entity liable for a person's suicide. Suicide was considered an illegal, deliberate, and intentional act that broke the chain of causation between any negligent or intentional conduct and the suicide. More... |
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| THE FOREIGN CLAIMS ACT |
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| The Foreign Claims Act (FCA) was enacted in 1982 in order to provide compensation to persons in foreign countries who sustain personal injuries, who die, or who sustain property damage as a result of the actions of military personnel of the United States government while the personnel are stationed overseas.More... |
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