United States Supreme Court

Under the Gonzalez Act, which makes the remedy against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) preclusive of any suit against armed forces medical personnel, subsection 10 U.S.C. 1089(e) abrogates the FTCA's intentional tort exception, and therefore permits plaintiff-veteran's suit against the U.S. alleging medical battery by a Navy doctor acting within the scope of his employment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/04/2013
• Published 03/04/2013

Judges

• GINSBURG

Court

• United States Supreme Court

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