For 60 years, the Feres Doctrine has shielded military medical personnel from malpractice lawsuits.  Veterans and military families have opposed this law. A recent medical malpractice incident where an Air Force Sergeant died during a routine appendectomy has brought this law to be challenged.  If you’d like to read more about this case, check out [...]

A ruling last week from a federal judge threw out the challenge brought by a man in his 60’s who claimed that healthcare reform would make him lose coverage from Medicare Advantage.  The federal judge threw this challenge out, ruling that the plaintiff did not have “standing to challenge the healthcare reform law.” For more [...]