The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $1.2 million judgment against the United States in a case brought by British soldiers. The decision in Whitley v. United States marks the first time foreign servicemen have successfully sued the U.S. military under the Federal Tort Claims Act and is seen as a further paring of the Feres doctrine.
April 02, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
In a case watched on both sides of the Atlantic, a federal appeals court has approved a lower court decision allowing British soldiers to sue the U.S. government.
Lawyers for the soldiers say the decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals marks the first time foreign servicemen have successfully sued the American military under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
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