Military Medical Malpractice Newsletter
The Feres Doctrine is a little-known Supreme court judgement handed down in 1950 that has caused suffering for thousands of service members and their families. Intended to protect medics for mistakes made during combat, the ruling has since been applied to injuries suffered by all active-duty personnel, whether on or off the battlefield. Thus, for example, when a medical procedure goes horribly wrong at a stateside military hospital because of gross negligence, the soldier-patient has no legal recourse.A provision to the Department of Defense spending bill has been passed to allocate funds to compensate military members who suffer from medical malpracticeMilitary members still cannot sue military healthcare providers in the case of medical malpracticeMilitary members cannot sue or receive compensation in the case of sexual assault, workplace violence and moreClick here for more details.
