Irving LANCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee

Lance was a volunteer worker at a Veterans Administration hospital. He was injured at the hospital and received treatment for the injury there. He’s now suing the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act for medical malpractice based on the treatment. As explained below, the Federal Employees Compensation Act preempts FTCA suits based on medical malpractice arising out of federal employees’ injuries at work. The district court therefore properly dismissed Lance’s FTCA suit.

FECA provides the exclusive remedy against the federal government for federal employees injured at work. 5 U.S.C. §…