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.
John Feroleto and Paul Becker provide continuing legal education in Buffalo, NY
October 26, 2012
This morning, Friday, October 26, 2012 Buffalo injury attorneys John Feroleto and Paul Becker presented for the National Business Institute (NBI). The seminar was to teach other injury attorneys advanced personal injury and was titled, “Mastering your Practice.”