Flying for the Navy can be a thrilling and a very dangerous career. Launching off of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier from 0 to 150 knots in just a matter a seconds and then later recovering a 30,000 pound aircraft to a flight deck smaller than a football field in what is essentially a controlled crash, can only be experienced with the Navy and Marine Corps. These naval aviators train tirelessly to protect our country from domestic and international threats. Continuous and sometimes exhaustive training by these aviators help prevent major accidents leading to a fatality or injury and with it the waste of taxpayers money. The last thing anyone wants is an aircraft crashing and killing a pilot or anyone else. Naval aviators who are involved in an accident are not allowed to file a lawsuit against the U.S government. However naval aviators are allowed to sue the manufacturer of the aircraft or a product which resulted in the accident.
The families of two Navy pilots killed in September 2013 during operations at sea sued the Navy, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the ships captain, as well as a list of other companies. …show more content…
Ms. Feres brought a claim for compensation for the death of her husband, who was a member of the armed forces. Her husband died in a fire in the barracks at Pine Camp, New York, which was a military post of the US. Feres claimed that the US was responsible for the death because it was known or should have been known that the barracks were unsafe. The District Court dismissed the claim. The dismissal was confirmed by the Court of Appeals. Feres appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court upheld the dismissal because the claim was based on law, the Federal Tort Claims Act, which did not provide for compensation in case of injuries suffered by military personnel in the course of activity incident to
The families of two Navy pilots killed in September 2013 during operations at sea sued the Navy, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the ships captain, as well as a list of other companies. …show more content…
Ms. Feres brought a claim for compensation for the death of her husband, who was a member of the armed forces. Her husband died in a fire in the barracks at Pine Camp, New York, which was a military post of the US. Feres claimed that the US was responsible for the death because it was known or should have been known that the barracks were unsafe. The District Court dismissed the claim. The dismissal was confirmed by the Court of Appeals. Feres appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court upheld the dismissal because the claim was based on law, the Federal Tort Claims Act, which did not provide for compensation in case of injuries suffered by military personnel in the course of activity incident to