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.
Admissibility Of Certain Doctor Testimony Still Uncertain In New York
March 6, 2013
As an injury attorney in Buffalo and Western New York that has been to many trials, the admissibility of the testimony plaintiff’s treating doctors often is an issue.