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.
Unanimous Arbitration Finds Defendants Negligent In Slip And Fall Case
August 8, 2013
Buffalo injury attorney Christine Vogel won a unanimous six figure arbitration decision through her vigorous representation of her client who sustained serious injuries as the result of a slip and fall on ice caused by the negligence of the defendants. Christine’s client fell on ice in the parking