Last night, CBS News followed up with an update on the story of Carmelo Rodriguez, a Marine who died of skin cancer that military doctors initially noticed but left untreated. Due to the Feres Doctrine of 1950, active duty personnel and their families are forbidden to sue the United States government for medical malpractice. Below is the video clip of the report:
Entries from March 2009 ↓
CBS Evening News Follow Up – Military Can’t Be Sued for Malpractice
March 25th, 2009 — Federal Tort Claims Act, Military Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death
