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.
Headway Of WNY Resource Guide Deadline Approaching
February 19, 2013
Headway of Western New York is ready to print its second edition of The Resource Guide for Brain Injury: A Practical Directory of Services in WNY for survivors of brain injury and their families. The first printing was distributed throughout the eight counties of WNY in which Headway