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By Nick Hurston The Federal Tort Claims Act, or FTCA, allows people who claim they were assaulted by Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, screeners to sue the federal government, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held in an issue of first impression. Joining with other U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, U.S. Circuit Judge .
4th Circuit considers tort claim exception in airport ‘groin search’ case- Alleging that a TSA screener “fondled her genitals twice” during a “groin search” at the Asheville Regional Airport, Erin Osmon sued the United States for battery under the Federal Tort Claims Act. And on appeal from an order that tossed her complaint.