The Federal Tort Claims Act, or FTCA, allows people who claim they were assaulted by Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, screeners to sue the federal government, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held in an issue of first ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Federal Tort Claims Act Judge Toby J. Heytens Tort

Type of action: Federal Tort Claims Act Date resolved: 8/30/2022 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $493,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): John Cooper and Bill O’Mara, Norfolk Description of case: The plaintiff was a 39-year-old enlisted sailor who sustained fractures ...

Tagged with: Federal Tort Claims Act Settlement

Despite the defendant’s protest that its failure to respond to a workplace accident lawsuit was a result of “excusable neglect,” a federal judge refused to set aside a jury’s verdict worth at least $7.5 million. The case presented a choice ...

Tagged with: Federal Tort Claims Act Judge James P. Jones Tort U.S. District Court - Western District