Mealey's (August 6, 2021, 8:33 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — The family of a 51-year-old Arizona tribal member who died from a tick-borne disease after being diagnosed with a viral infection cannot pursue a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) suit against his treating physician because the doctor was not a federal employee despite working at an Indian hospital operating under a federal contract, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decided Aug. 4 in affirming dismissal of the suit for lack of jurisdiction....