A recent AAJ article reports that a petition is pending requesting that the Supreme Court allow active duty military personnel to sue the government. Petty Officer Nathan Hafterson died on March 26, 2006, at Naval Hospital Jacksonville after being admitted for trouble breathing. His attorneys state that it would put military members on the same footing as civilians under the Federal Tort Claims Act. This malpractice action was denied by the lower courts because a federal law (known as the Feres doctrine) prohibits active military members from suing the US government.

How Insurance Companies Try to Downplay a Brain Injury from a Car Accident – and What You Can Do About It
You’ve been in a car accident. Thankfully, you walk away from it, not seeming to be injured. But as days pass, you feel that something isn’t right. You start developing symptoms that suggest you might have suffered a brain injury from the car accident.

