Tuesday, October 3, 2006

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The New York Law Journal - Iraq Veterans' Action Proceeds After Trim

The rule specifying what types of cases soldiers may bring against the government was set in 1950 by the U.S. Supreme Court in Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135, which held that soldiers are barred from suing for damages for injuries that "arise out of or are in the course of activity incident to service."

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