The Estate of Jason Allen Smallwood v. United States

Suit for breach of contract by estate of military serviceman wounded on active duty who later died by his own hand; motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction

OPINION AND ORDER

LETTOW, Judge.

Plaintiff, the Estate of Jason Allen Small-wood (“the Estate”), brings this action on behalf of Mr. Smallwood, a former member of the United States Army, for alleged breaches of an express and implied-in-fact contract by the United States (“the government”). Mr. Smallwood served in Afghanistan from 2011 to 2012, was wounded while serving, and received a post-deployment healthcare assessment…