In a time of war in a battlefield hospital that is understandable (this is not a battlefield case of "pump them full of morphine and give them to god") but blatant negligence is not. That is why it should be determined in a court of law. If Military Doctors are not held responsable for their blunders, they can literally "get by with murder" with no repercussion. And the family has to pay for the funeral - SHAMEFUL!!!!! Damaged Soldiers should be able to sue for incompetence. As far a the courts bogged down, that is not an excuse for justice. The government passed a law to cover their asses, pure and simple! The courts are already bogged down with frivolous civilian lawsuits. A simple way of clearing civil courts would be to make the plaintiff pay for the defendants legal fees & all courts cost if the defendant wins the lawsuit, that would stop alot of the crap! This man is dead, it could have been prevented, his family deserves more than 55% of his benefits and the bill to bury him!

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