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FTCA Doesn't Apply to BOP Surgeon Contractor
The plaintiff federal prisoner sued his surgeon for malpractice; the court
substituted the United States as defendant per the Federal Tort Claims Act;
the U.S. said that the surgeon is an independent contractor, not a federal
employee, so the substitution was wrong under the statute and the case must
be ...
substituted the United States as defendant per the Federal Tort Claims Act;
the U.S. said that the surgeon is an independent contractor, not a federal
employee, so the substitution was wrong under the statute and the case must
be ...
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