Fitch v. Valor Healthcare, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37683, (West. Dist. Ct., of Pa. March 3, 2025) (Horan, J.) Independent contract doctors are not subject in Federal Tort Claims Act. For that reason, this case against independent contractors was dismissed with leave to amend in the event the Plaintiff could show the appropriate relationship which […]

Altomare v. United States, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28968 (Pa. Eastern Dist. Ct., February 18, 2025) (Diamond, J.) Leonard Altomare alleges that he fell when trying to enter a Veterans Affairs facility because the United States had negligently failed to provide him with a wheelchair as soon as he arrived. Because, under the Federal Tort […]

Bah v. United States, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 1157 (3d Cir. January 18, 2024) (Porter, C.J.). Appellant Bah was a U.S. citizen, originally from Sierra Leone. He was stopped by police, who found that he was carrying cash. He was detained and then released, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized the cash. The money […]

Mummert v. United States, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 190216, 2023 WL 6990480 (M.D. Pa. October 23, 2023) (Rambo, J.) Under Federal Tort Claims Act, a person must be employed by the federal government to be sued. Independent contractors cannot be sued. There is no such thing as a direct negligence against the government for breach […]

Wilson v. United States, 2023 U . S . App. LEXIS 21864 (August 21, 2023) (Chagares, C.J.) Marquis Wilson challenges the District Court’s grant of summary judgment to the Government in his Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) lawsuit for medical negligence. The dispositive issue here is whether Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1042.3 (“Rule 1042.3”), […]