Federal Tort Claims Act of 1946
- Federal Tort Claims Act of 1946
The Federal Tort Claims Act of 1946 was passed following the 1945 crash of a B-25 Mitchell bomber, piloted in thick fog by Lieutenant Colonel William F. Smith, Jr. into the north side of the Empire State Building. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The Day A Bomber Hit The Empire State Building |url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92987873 |quote=Eight months after the crash, the U.S. government offered money to families of the victims. Some accepted, but others initiated a lawsuit that resulted in landmark legislation. The Federal Tort Claims Act of 1946, for the first time, gave American citizens the right to sue the federal government. |work=National Public Radio |date= |accessdate=2008-07-28 ] Although the crash was not initial catalyst for the the bill, which had been pending in Congress for more than two decades, the statute was made retoactive to 1945 in order to allow victims of that crash to seek recovery. [State Ins. Fund v. United States, 346 U.S. 15, 24-25 (1953)]
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