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Creating Split in Circuits, Divided Sixth Circuit Panel Holds That Presenting “Specific Dollar Amount” to Agency in Federal Tort Claims Act Case Is Not a Jurisdictional Requirement

In Copen v. United States, No. 21-2655 (6th Cir. July 6, 2021), a 2-1 panel holds that the requirement under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671–80, that a tort victim first present “the amount of the claim . . . to the federal agency” (id. § 2675(b)) is mandatory, but notContinue reading “Creating Split in Circuits, Divided Sixth Circuit Panel Holds That Presenting “Specific Dollar Amount” to Agency in Federal Tort Claims Act Case Is Not a Jurisdictional Requirement”