Legal Opinion
Johnson v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 12, 1990No. Civ. A. No. 89-2633PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiff Arlene A. Johnson brings this action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680 (1988) (“FTCA”), alleging that Army physicians and medical personnel negligently misadvised her for almost four months that she had AIDS, which resulted in her having an unnecessary and unwanted abortion. The United States has moved to dismiss on the ground that this action is barred by the Feres doctrine, which prohibits service members from recovering for injuries sustained “incident to service” as a…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1990