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Congress fixes – just a bit – the unpopular, 'unfair' rule that stopped injured service members from suing for damages

  • Written by Robert M. Ackerman, Professor of Law, Wayne State University
Some U.S. service members may now collect damages for medical malpractice.Shutterstock/Christopher Lyzcen

Members of the military who have long been barred by law from collecting damages from the federal government for injuries off the battlefield will finally be able to do so after Congress stepped in to amend the law.

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