Wash. Judge Clears Feds In Navy Vet's VA Negligence Suit

By Rachel Riley ( August 25, 2025, 7:58 PM EDT) -- A Washington federal judge said Monday that the federal government is not liable for medical malpractice in a U.S. Navy veteran's case blaming a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs psychiatrist for her December 2011 psychotic episode that turned violent, finding the doctor made no missteps when treating her in the weeks before the incident....

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