Under the FTCA, federal employees are immune from which type of tort?

Under the FTCA, federal employees are immune from which type of tort?

• A. Scoped negligent torts
• B. All negligent torts
• C. Non-federal torts
• D. All intentional torts

Answer: (A)

Under the FTCA, federal employees are immune from all intentional torts. The Act waives immunity for negligent acts within the scope of employment, so the government can be liable for negligence just like a private party, but it does not apply to intentional harms. That makes all intentional torts the correct focus of immunity. The other options don’t fit: negligence within the scope of employment is covered by the FTCA (not immune), non-federal torts aren’t the subject of FTCA claims, and the idea of immunity for scoped negligence contradicts the FTCA’s rule that negligence within scope is actionable while intentional torts are not.

Under the FTCA, federal employees are immune from all intentional torts. The Act waives immunity for negligent acts within the scope of employment, so the government can be liable for negligence just like a private party, but it does not apply to intentional harms. That makes all intentional torts the correct focus of immunity. The other options don’t fit: negligence within the scope of employment is covered by the FTCA (not immune), non-federal torts aren’t the subject of FTCA claims, and the idea of immunity for scoped negligence contradicts the FTCA’s rule that negligence within scope is actionable while intentional torts are not.