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.
Agenda
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
Speakers
Deborah J. Gander,
Freedland Harwin Valori & Gander- Partner at Freedland Harwin Valori & Gander
- Board-Certified Civil Trial attorney with nearly 30 years of experi-ence in the legal profession
- Focuses practice on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, medical negligence, and bad faith claims against insurance compa-nies
- Undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Miami
- Consistently obtained multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements for clients throughout her career.
- Member of several boards and committees along with the highest rating in Martindale Hubbell
- Has been repeatedly named one of the 10 Best Attorneys in Florida by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from America’s Top 100 Attorneys
Who Should Attend
This live webinar is designed for Attorneys, legal staff, insurance professionals and risk managers.
