Federal Judge Stays Wrongful Death Suit Against Indian Health Services Doctors

(October 12, 2022, 9:47 AM EDT) -- GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A Montana federal judge refused to dismiss a Native American’s lawsuit seeking damages for the death of his brother after being treated at an Indian Health Services (IHS) hospital but instead stayed the action to allow the plaintiff time to pursue an administrative claim first with the Montana Medical Legal Panel....