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27 Jun 2011, 12:09 pm by Michelle Lindo McCluer
  Feres prevents military members from suing the federal government for injuries suffered incident to one's service. [read post]
2 May 2019, 10:41 am by tortsprof
A bipartisan bill that would overrule the Feres Doctrine has been introduced in the House of Representatives: The bill would create an exemption to the Federal Tort Claims Act — a law which allows citizens to sue the government for... [read post]
5 Mar 2019, 5:48 am by Sara E. Teller
Widow of Army vet is ready to sue over her husband's missed stomach cancer, but the Feres Doctrine will likely ensure her case never makes it to trial. [read post]
1 Jun 2008, 8:09 am
Last week's term was Feres Doctrine, which is defined as: A legal doctrine that prevents people who are injured as a result of military service from successfully suing the federal government under... [read post]
29 Aug 2010, 8:03 pm by Public Protection Lawyer
  Maybe the Supreme Court will finally overturn Feres and give Alexis some justice. [read post]
7 May 2018, 12:10 pm
If ever there were a case to carve out an exception to the Feres doctrine, this is it. [read post]
2 Nov 2009, 9:14 pm
By a party-line vote last month, the House Judiciary Committee voted to approve medical malpractice suits against the Department of Defense by uniformed personnel [Army Times]... [read post]
8 Sep 2008, 5:06 am
Citing pre-emption, court throws out suit over nondisclosure of supposed cellphone-cancer link, big win for telecom defendants [Legal Intelligencer] Lawyers invite themselves into another new area: ABA House of Delegates endorses doing away with Feres barrier to med mal... [read post]
19 Dec 2019, 1:59 am by tortsprof
The Act included $400M for the Defense Department to investigate and pay out military med mal claims internally, bypassing the Feres Doctrine. [read post]
25 Mar 2009, 9:11 am by admin
Due to the Feres Doctrine of 1950, active duty personnel and their families are forbidden to sue the United States government for medical malpractice. [read post]
16 Oct 2007, 9:13 am
BNA Law Week reports a new decision from the 11th Circuit holding that military contractors do not enjoy the same immunity to suit as the US Government under Feres v. [read post]
6 Nov 2008, 11:32 am by admin
The only thing that prevents active duty members from suing the government for injuries sustained incident to military service is the Feres Doctrine which was enunciated by the Supreme Court in the Case of Feres v. [read post]
30 Jun 2011, 6:19 am
After the decision of the Supreme Court earlier this week, it is likely that any change to the Feres Doctrine will have to come from Congress. [read post]
23 Apr 2007, 4:59 am
Supreme Court and lower courts, the Feres doctrine is not well-received. [read post]
28 Jan 2020, 6:24 am by Robert Kraft
The New York Times reports that legislation before Congress would “knock a hole in the Feres doctrine,” a Supreme Court ruling that holds that “the government is not liable for injuries sustained by military members on active duty. [read post]
8 Mar 2007, 3:04 pm
And every member of the panel -- which affirms the dismissal of the lawsuit -- knows it; the majority applies Feres here "without relish", and Judge Gould's concurs to expressly note both the injustice of the result here as well as to (slightly) encourage potential review of the Feres doctrine up the appellate ladder.But we've seen this many, many times before. [read post]
13 Feb 2012, 2:48 am by Bob Kraft
There the government argues that the birth "was 'incident' to his parents' military service, thus subject to Feres immunity, and that the case must be dismissed long before trial. [read post]
13 Feb 2012, 1:58 am by Bob Kraft
There the government argues that the birth “was ‘incident’ to his parents’ military service, thus subject to Feres immunity, and that the case must be dismissed long before trial. [read post]