United States Sixth Circuit

Dismissal of a Federal Tort Claims Act suit brought by the family of a former U.S. Army serviceman, who transmitted to them a disease he contracted while stationed in Saudi Arabia, is reversed in part where the Feres doctrine did not preclude plaintiffs' claims to the extent that they sought damages caused by acts or omissions in connection with the government-s allegedly negligent medical examination of the serviceman, which occurred while he was a civilian.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/23/2006
• Published 06/23/2006

Judges

• Before:  SUHRHEINRICH, GILMAN, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Robert P. Walsh, Law Office of Robert P. Walsh, Battle Creek, Michigan, for Appellant.  Elizabeth Larin, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Robert P. Walsh, Law Office of Robert P. Walsh, Battle Creek, Michigan, for Appellant.   Elizabeth Larin, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.