Here are some regulations, desk books and other materials particularly useful to the lawyer dealing with a Federal Tort Claims Act case.  Be sure to contact the appropriate federal agency where the claim is filed for local regulations and guidelines.

• Handbook (very detailed and extensive!) PDF

• Deskbook - Army Publication (JA 241) on FTCA PDF

• Army Pamphlet 27-162 - Claims -PDF

• Army Regulation 27-20 - Claims - PDF

• Damages in FTCA - Microsoft Word Document

• Employees in FTCA -  Microsoft Word Document

• Exclusions in FTCA - Microsoft Word Document

• Negotiations High Dollar Amounts in FTCA - Microsoft Word Document

• Non-lawyer Summary of FTCA, Military Claims Act etc.

• Medical Malpractice Facts/Investigation - Microsoft Word Document

• NOTE: You can download the PDF formatted files onto your own computer for quicker access.  No warranties or guarantees; this is not a secured site.

• 2001 Claims Course Handouts US Army MS Word Docs
  • Damages
  • FTCA Exclusions
  • Liability
  • Medical Malpractice Investigation
  • Negotiations

Federal Statutes

• 28 USC § 1346. United States as defendant

• CHAPTER 171 - TORT CLAIMS PROCEDURE (28 USC 2671-80)
    

Feres Doctrine

• VERPA - Veterans Equal Rights Protection Advocacy
  Official Sponsor of H.R. 2684, "Feres Doctrine Compensation Act"

• The Feres Doctrine Decision

• Litigating Military Medical Malpractice Cases

Forms

• SF95: CLAIM FOR DAMAGE, INJURY, OR DEATH (JUL 85)
  (PerForm Pro) or (Form Flow 2.0) or (Adobe PDF)
  This form satisfies the requirement for submitting a claim in writing, and if not used is sent to the claimant by the federal agency routinely. A "claim" is a written demand for the payment of a specified sum of money that is signed by the claimant or by a duly authorized agent or representative (unless the attorney as a special power of attorney for purpose of filing this claim, it is recommended that the claimant sign the form).
  

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