{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-10.717","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 10.717","heading":"Is a settlement or judgment received as a result of allegations of medical malpractice in treating an injury covered by the FECA a gross recovery that must be reported to OWCP or SOL?","body":"Since an injury caused by medical malpractice in treating an injury covered by the FECA is also an injury covered under the FECA, any recovery in a suit alleging such an injury is treated as a gross recovery that must be reported to OWCP or SOL.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT","PART 10—CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT, AS AMENDED","Subpart H—Special Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"62dd5e2d2c754bc25c25b69e2bd32715b19c0592ec0bea2ff93a9a2162249c97","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-10.716","next":"us/20-cfr-10.718"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}