Showing posts with label Military/Veterans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Military/Veterans. Show all posts
Monday, June 21, 2021

Finally, some changes to the Feres Doctrine!

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In Feres v US , the US Supreme Court expanded the interpretation of one of the exception to the Federal Torts Claims Act resulting in a ban ...
Monday, May 17, 2021

Justice Clarence Thomas again affirms the Court should get rid of the Feres doctrine

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In Feres v US , the US Supreme Court expanded the interpretation of one of the exception to the Federal Torts Claims Act resulting in a ban ...
Saturday, December 28, 2019

More than 100 families of fallen members of the military sue defense contractors alleging they funded the Taliban, which resulted in the deaths of their relatives

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In a very interesting development, NPR is reporting that more than 100 families are suing several major defense contractors alleging they m...
Monday, December 23, 2019

Senate approves Defense Authorization Bill which includes provision to provide compensation to military personnel injured by negligence of military doctors

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In Feres v US , the US Supreme Court expanded the interpretation of one of the exception to the Federal Torts Claims Act resulting in a ban ...
Friday, October 11, 2019

Yet another lawsuit fled against 3M related to faulty earplugs

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If you have been following the blog recently, you know I have following the 3M Combat Arms Earplug lawsuits pending throughout the federal c...
Friday, September 6, 2019

3M Earplug Hearing Loss Claims and Class Action Lawsuits to Proceed in Single Track

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I have been following the 3M Combat Arms Earplug lawsuits pending throughout the federal court system. My most recent posts are here and he...
Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Podcast on the settlement over defective ear plugs used by the military

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I have been following the litigation Multidistrict Litigation consolidating all 3M Combat Arms Earplug lawsuits pending throughout the feder...
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Court appoints plaintiffs' steering committee in multidistrict litigation against manufacturers of earplugs issued by the military

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Last month I reported that the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) agreed to consolidate and centralize all 3M Combat Ar...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019

NYT Op Ed on the Feres Doctrine

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Yesterday I commented on the news that two Justices voted to take on a case that could have resulted in a change to the Feres Doctrine.  To...
Monday, May 20, 2019

Justice Thomas argues in favor of overturning the Feres Doctrine!

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I am not sure why but the Feres doctrine seems to be in the news a lot these days.  Yesterday I commented on a recent bill seeking to limit ...
Sunday, May 19, 2019

Another attempt to eliminate (at least part of) the Feres Doctrine

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As you might remember from your first semester Tort Law class, the Feres Doctine refers to the interpretation given by the Supreme Court in ...
Monday, April 15, 2019

3M Military Earplug Lawyers To Meet With Judge Appointed To Preside Over Hearing Loss Lawsuits

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3M Company currently faces more than 600 product liability lawsuits filed in U.S. District Courts nationwide by veterans left with hearing l...
Saturday, April 13, 2019

Class action on behalf of soldiers and veterans against manufacturers of defective earplugs -- UPDATED

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The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has agreed to consolidate and centralize all 3M Combat Arms Earplug lawsuits pend...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Supreme Court finds manufacturer can be sued under maritime law for exposure to asbestos even if product is modified by a third party as long as defendant knows of modification

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Back in October of last year I wrote that the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that raises basic principles of tort law as ...
Monday, October 22, 2018

Supreme Court hears oral argument in asbestos case under maritime law

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A couple of weeks ago, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that raises basic principles of tort law as related to maritime j...
Monday, November 20, 2017

Do Texas mass shooting victims have a chance to support a cause of action?

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In an interesting short article, Professor John Culhane, of the Family Health Law and Policy Institute at Widener University Delaware Law ...
Sunday, October 23, 2016

Judge assigned to wrongful death case against Hilary Clinton steps aside and asks for case to be reassigned after allegations of forum shopping

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Back in August I reported that the parents of two Americans killed in Benghazi, Libya, filed a lawsuit Hillary Clinton for wrongful death, ...
Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Parents of two Americans killed in Benghazi sue Hillary Clinton for wrongful death

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NPR is reporting that the parents of two Americans killed in Benghazi, Libya, are suing Hillary Clinton for wrongful death, alleging the 2...
Saturday, December 26, 2015

Claim of injuries to vets caused by exposure to toxins back in the news

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Back in 2010 I posted a few stories on the possible health hazards soldiers were getting exposed to in Iraq and Afghanistan as a result of ...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Report on medical malpractice at the VA

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The Dayton Daily News has a story on malpractice at the Department of Veterans Affairs.  The article notes that VA health care providers ...