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https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/historic-decision-veterans-court-will-allow-class-actions
This is really incredible news!
Veterans have always been prohibitedf from filing Class Action cases that involved the VA. I am cntacting Yale Tomorrow- ( they did some radio shows with us in the past-dont know if it is the same legal team) to see if they have included widows of veterans...
"WASHINGTON — A federal court ruling this week opened the possibility for veterans to file suit against the Department of Veterans Affairs as a class rather than individuals, a move that advocates say could dramatically shift how legal cases against the bureaucracy are handled.
The ruling, Monk v. Wilkie, came from the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals. The eight-justice panel ultimately ruled against the plaintiff’s claim that their case should proceed as a class-action suit, arguing it failed to meet previously established standards for such legal consideration.
But they did say that in “appropriate cases” in the future, class-action lawsuits would be entertained.
“This is a watershed decision, and its importance should not be diminished merely because the court declined to certify this proposed class,” Chief Judge Robert Davis wrote in the opinion. “On the contrary, the court's decision will shape our jurisprudence for years to come and, I hope, bring about positive change for our nation's veterans.”
Veterans ask court to reinstate lawsuits over burn pits in Iraq, Afghanistan
Veterans ask court to reinstate lawsuits over burn pits in Iraq, Afghanistan
Veterans and their families asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to reinstate dozens of lawsuits alleging that a government contractor caused health problems by using burn pits during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
By: Denise Lavoie, The Associated Press
Fellow appeals court Judge Michael Allen said the decision “has been decades in coming and holds great promise as a means to address systemic problems in the VA system.”
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2018/08/24/court-ruling-allows-class-action-lawsuits-against-va/
Monk V Wilkie- I will try to find that case----
Can you imagine this???? Any class of veterans who have commonality can file a lawsuit under Class Action!
The Burn Pit vets are a good example- I hope veterans take advantage of this new legal decision.This is what can change the VA for the better!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am sure that is the same case for MANY veterans- I need to call Jerrel Cook to see if the Yale Law Clinic will return to the radio show- as they did shows in the past here, to explain what this
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https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/historic-decision-veterans-court-will-allow-class-actions This is really incredible news! Veterans have always been prohibitedf from filing Class Action c
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Funny thing about that burn pit registry every time Ive logged on it says I have no deployments eligible even though I watched the burn pits at night when falling asleep to the red smoking sky in Bast
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