From bail reform to class actions for veterans, 2018 was full of big cases in the realm of access to justice. Here, Law360 takes a look at four of the most consequential court decisions issued this year. [more]
Released 12/17/18 | Tags:
Last week the Veterans Affairs Department was hit with a class action lawsuit. It claims tens of thousands of vets never received reimbursement they’re entitled to for emergency medical services rendered at non-VA facilities. Bart Stichman, executive director and co-founder of the National Veterans Legal Services Program, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain why they’re going after VA. [more]
Released 11/12/18 | Tags: Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
Many Vietnam veterans and their survivors may be missing out on substantial payments they are entitled to receive as a result of exposure to Agent Orange, veterans’ advocates say. [more]
Released 11/3/18 | Tags: Agent Orange
Earlier this year the Department of Veterans Affairs executed a clever rewrite of a regulation to avoid reimbursing hundreds of thousands of veterans for non-VA emergency health care costs that their own insurance plans failed to pay in full. Now we are back in court. [more]
Released 11/1/18 | Tags: Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Hundreds of thousands of veterans could be eligible for sizeable reimbursements of unpaid medical bills if a new class-action lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs is successful. [more]
Released 10/31/18 | Tags: Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Two weeks after 7 Investigates exposed a new loophole leaving veterans across the nation liable to pay their own emergency room bills, the National Veterans Legal Services Program has filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims against the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie. [more]
Released 10/30/18 | Tags: Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Seven veterans organizations filed a court brief supporting the military service of transgender troops Monday, as the Trump administration engages in an ongoing legal battle over the issue. The amicus brief, also known as a “friend of the court” brief, can be filed by someone or a group who is not a party to the litigation but believes the court’s decision may impact its interest. [more]
Released 10/30/18 | Tags:
National Veterans Legal Services Program at NOVA Fall Conference The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) Executive Director Bart Stichman and Staff Attorney Caitlin Milo presented oral argument in Speigner v. O’Rourke before the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims … [more]
Released 10/28/18 | Tags:
Law firms are marking the 10th anniversary of Pro Bono Week with events on topics ranging from voting rights to immigration that encourage attorneys to volunteer their time professionally. [more]
Released 10/25/18 | Tags: Supporters
Veterans and their families, after sacrificing so much for their country, may fail to take full advantage of benefits they earned for their service thanks to a maze of veterans programs that even experts say can be daunting. [more]
Released 10/18/18 | Tags: