Tag Archives: Feres Doctrine

  A large number of combat troops have been returning home from their overseas missions, and many are seeking treatment at military and VA hospitals for injuries and conditions they’ve suffered as a result of their combat experience. Meanwhile, the federal government is engaged in a strategy of preventing them or their families from suing military and VA hospitals when cases of medical malpractice arise. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal in the case of …