Where must an FTCA action be filed?

Where must an FTCA action be filed?

• A. District Court
• B. Court of Appeals
• C. Supreme Court
• D. Administrative Agency

Answer: (A)

Under the Federal Tort Claims Act, a claim for money damages against the United States for the negligence of a federal employee belongs in a United States district court. The proper venue is the district where you reside or where the act or omission giving rise to the claim occurred. Before filing, you must first present the claim to the appropriate agency and wait for a final denial or for the agency to act, fulfilling administrative exhaustion. Appellate courts or an administrative agency are not the proper forum for the initial filing of an FTCA action.

Under the Federal Tort Claims Act, a claim for money damages against the United States for the negligence of a federal employee belongs in a United States district court. The proper venue is the district where you reside or where the act or omission giving rise to the claim occurred. Before filing, you must first present the claim to the appropriate agency and wait for a final denial or for the agency to act, fulfilling administrative exhaustion. Appellate courts or an administrative agency are not the proper forum for the initial filing of an FTCA action.