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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:administeredBy
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gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
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gptkbp:allows
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private parties to sue the United States
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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tort claims against the United States
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gptkbp:codifiedIn
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gptkb:28_U.S.C._§§_1346,_2671–2680
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gptkbp:compatibleWith
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punitive damages
jury trials
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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1946
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:excludes
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claims arising from combatant activities
claims based on discretionary functions
intentional torts (with exceptions)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Federal Tort Claims Act
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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tort law
sovereign immunity
United States government liability
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gptkbp:requires
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administrative claim before lawsuit
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
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gptkbp:statuteOfLimitations
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2 years from claim accrual
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gptkbp:subject
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state law where act occurred
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gptkbp:waives
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sovereign immunity
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Title_5_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkb:60_Stat._230
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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