A Practice Note describing the exceptions under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), which waives US sovereign immunity in limited circumstances to allow a private party to sue the US for damages for a federal employee's tortious conduct. This Note sets out the FTCA's exceptions, which preserve the US's sovereign immunity and bar claims against the US in certain situations. It explains some of the more commonly applicable exceptions, such as the discretionary function exception and the intentional tort exception. It also sets out other unique defenses that the US government may have in FTCA cases.