Description
Gain an understanding of how to file a suit in federal court against the government and which legal documents you will have to provide in the process.This topic will cover the steps an attorney should take when investigating the initial intake, and the applicable law for the claim itself as well as claim form filing requirements and statute of limitations issues that are specific to Federal Tort Claims Act litigation. This material will discuss the nature of trying a bench trial in federal court against the United States government as a defendant, Daubert issues to look out for, and collection issues to recover your judgment.
Date: 2024-06-05 Start Time: End Time:
Learning Objectives
At the Beginning
• Pre-Suit Investigation of Facts
• Research of Applicable Law
• Statute of Limitations
• Independent Contractor Issues
Filing Your Statutory Claim Form (Standard Form 95)
• Website Information
• Form Requirements
• Sum Certain
• Every Potential Claimant Must File a Separate Form
Filing Suit in Federal Court
• No Right to Trial by Jury Under Ftca (You Get a Bench Trial)
• Immediate Deadlines and Rapid Dockets
• Expert Testimony (Daubert)
• Expect to Use Technology to Streamline the Case
• Write Your Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law as You Go
How to Collect Your Judgment
CLE (Please check the Detailed Credit Information page for states that have already been approved) ,NALA ,Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.
Deborah J. Gander-Freedland Harwin Valori & Gander
