Sentences with phrase «negligence by a government employee»

The statute of limitations for many personal injury claims in New York is three years, but that time limit can be significantly shorter in certain situations, including when the case involves negligence by a government employee.

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This ruling should be seen as a victory for victims of negligence by a government organization or employee, since the plaintiff has been vindicated from what was an unfair use of strict procedural rules wholly to deny an injured plaintiff from having their day in court.

If an injury occurred in the scope of the employee's job or the employee was acting on behalf of the government, then the FTCA allows private citizens to sue the government for damages caused by the negligence of federal employees.

Governmental immunity is a general rule that says, unless a law says otherwise, a person can't sue the government, its agencies, or employees, for injuries caused by negligence in doing government jobs.