Supreme Court to Consider Whether Military Servicemembers Can Sue for Injuries Incurred “Incident to Service” Arising Out of Sexual Assault at a Military Academy – Is the Intra-Military Immunity “Feres Doctrine” in Danger of Being Overruled?

Supreme Court to Consider Whether Military Servicemembers Can Sue for Injuries Incurred “Incident to Service” Arising Out of Sexual Assault at a Military Academy – Is the Intra-Military Immunity “Feres Doctrine” in Danger of Being Overruled?

by | Feb 24, 2021 | Boots on the Ground, Cases, Cases on Appeal, Current Events, Military Benefits, Military Injury Claims, Military Tort Claims

The United States Supreme Court is poised to consider several lawsuits concerning the extent and nature of governmental immunity.  As it relates to military service, the Court will consider whether the intra-military immunity doctrine established by the Court in Feres...