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.
Support Transplant Patients-Elephant run
May 6, 2009
If you can, try to attend the Elephant Run this Sunday morning, Mother’s Day May 10th in memory of Marcena Lozano. Marcena was a courageous transplant patient who passed. In her memory her parents, Lori and Kevin Lozano, established the Elephant Run to help fund scholarships for other