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New Malpractice Law Permits Active Duty Members Filing Malpractice Claims. Historically, active duty military have been barred from suing the U.S. government for injuries sustained from medical malpractice occurring at a military facility. Based on a 1950 U.S. Supreme Court ruling commonly referred to as the Feres doctrine, the restriction applied to active duty members…