Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Personal Injury Law Blogs -> P.I.S.S.D. -- Personal Injury, Social Security Disability
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense
Find a Local Lawyer
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402
Personal Injury Law
: P.I.S.S.D. -- Personal Injury, Social Security DisabilityFamily Fights For Right To Sue Military Over Medical Malpractice
By Robert Kraft
The CBS Evening News (3/24, story 5, 3:40, Couric) reported, "About a year ago, we brought you the tragic story of Marine Sergeant Carmelo Rodriguez. Military doctors noticed he had melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, but they left it untreated and Rodriguez died." Under the "Feres Doctrine, a 1950 Supreme Court ruling" his family is forbidden from "suing the federal government for medical malpractice." Members of Congress held a hearing to discuss the proposal by "New York Congressman Maurice Hinchey" called the "Carmelo Rodriguez Bill." However, "in nearly 60 years, no one's ever successfully challenged the Feres Doctrine, but no one's ever made it this far before."
From the American Association for Justice news release.
Full post as published by P.I.S.S.D. -- Personal Injury, Social Security Disability on March 25, 2009 (boomark / email).
National Practitioner Data Bank Fact
NPDB identifies unprofessional healthcare practitioners
Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets
Military Veterans Benefits, Part 2
Training, Healthcare, and Death Benefits
Gallbladder Surgery Errors Damage Bile Duct
X-ray Procedures Can Reduce Gall Bladder Surgery Error Rates
Posse Comitatus Act
Limits on federal use of the military for law enforcement
Military Veterans Benefits, Part 3
Other Benefits
Medical Malpractice
US Government awards family $750,000 settlement after woman dies after undergoing eight surgeries in 35 days.
Negligent Death
Family of New York Times reporter awarded undisclosed settlement for medical malpractice.
Medical Malpractice
medical malpractice lawsuit.
Birthing Malpractice
Kaiser Permanente pays $3.2 million medical malpractice settlement.
Intentional Contamination
Northwestern Medical Center pays former orthopedic surgery $4 million medical malpractice settlement.
Medical Malpractice Suit Settled for $1.69 Million
Medical Malpractice Suit Settled for $1.69 Million

Family Fights For Right To Sue Military Over Medical Malpractice
The Legacy of Feres: Marine Dies in Latest Act of Military Malpractice
Medical Malpractice: When you don't Get what you Pay for
Military Medical Accountability Act
'Caring, Compassionate Man' Faces Six Medical Malpractice Lawsuits







