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Minns v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1998) | 155 F.3d 445; 1998 WL 557244
TL;DR: Families of servicemen sued the U.S. for birth defects in children, allegedly caused by the servicemen's exposure to toxins during military service. The court affirmed dismissal, holding the claims barred by the *Feres* doctrine and the FTCA's discretionary function exception.
Legal Significance: This case affirms the application of the *Feres* doctrine to bar derivative claims by family members for injuries originating from a servicemember's exposure incident to service, adopting the "genesis test," and reinforces the discretionary function exception for military decisions.