Suing the FBI for $1 Billion
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The FBI screwed up, and allowed Nassar's abuse to continue which impacted hundreds of victims
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/us/politics/nassar-fbi-lawsuits.html
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good luck to them. IIRC the
good luck to them. IIRC the supreme court has previously ruled that police aren't liable for not protecting people, why would this be any different?
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They're using the Federal
They're suing using the Federal Tort Claims Act. So, technically asking for damages. and this applies to Federal law enforcement, not State Police. Maybe that's the difference?
>Instead, FBI officials were "grossly derelict in their duties" by declining to interview gymnasts, failing to transfer the complaint to Michigan and lying to Congress and authorities within the bureau, attorneys said.
Most of the claimants were abused by Nassar after 2015, the press release noted.
A report by Inspector General Michael Horowitz released last summer found that two FBI officials made a series of mistakes in their handling of the allegations against Nassar, including failing to follow up with several victims and lying about what they had done.
One FBI agent involved in the Nassar investigation retired and another was fired by the bureau.
Is this a lawsuit?
No. These are administration complaints filed under a law called the Federal Tort Claims Act.
It allows people who suffer some kind of injury because of the wrongful or negligent behavior of a federal employee to file a claim against the government.
If the agency denies the claim or doesn't respond after six months, the complainant can then file a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court.
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/08/1103659247/simone-biles-gymnastics-fbi-la...