Legal Opinion

Cloud v. United States

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided April 30, 2019No. Civil Action No. 2017-0316Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BENNIE CLOUD, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 17-316 (TJK) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Bennie Cloud, a corporal in the United States Marine Corps, suffered serious injuries, including a fracture of his femur, in a motor vehicle accident in March 2011. A few years later, he submitted a claim for benefits under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection program, which required him to show that he was unable to perform two or more activities of daily life (ADLs) for thirty or…

2Cases cited25 opinions

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  2. Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Consolo v. Federal Maritime CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Amer Bioscience Inc v. Thompson, Tommy G.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001

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