Vanessa Guillen’s Family Sues U.S. Army for $35 Million in Wrongful Death, Personal Injury Lawsuit – By Alberto Luperon (Law & Crime) / Aug 14, 2022
The family of a slain U.S. Army soldier is suing the Department of the Army, saying authorities failed to protect her from her killer. Loved ones of Spc. Vanessa Guillen, 20, also say that authorities failed to properly address her claims of facing sexual abuse.
“Historically you couldn’t sue the DOD if you’re a victim of sexual harassment/assault due to the DOD’s broad misapplication of the Feres Doctrine, a 1950’s Supreme Court decision that never included or addressed sexual assault, yet the DOD continued to use that case to evade accountability,” Guillen family attorney Natalie Khawam told CNN. “This week the 9th Circuit held that sexual assault is not incident to service, and therefore the Feres Doctrine should not apply to service members who are sexually assaulted.”
They seek $10 million for wrongful death and $25 million for personal injury.
The family of #VanessaGuillen filed a lawsuit yesterday, seeking $35M from the U.S. government. This is the lawsuit. And the full story is here: https://t.co/LWqdPnIAQn pic.twitter.com/6VDFl3iOLG
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