Class Action,
Government
May 30, 2024
US says court doesn't have jurisdiction to hear veterans' claims
A federal act requiring the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to decide all questions of law and fact relating to benefits strips federal courts of jurisdiction, government attorneys argue.
Government attorneys argued a federal statute dealing with veteran benefits stripped a Los Angeles federal court of jurisdiction to move forward a class action accusing the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and local authorities of disability discrimination by denying adequate care and housing support to thousands of local veterans.
However, an attorney for the veteran plaintiffs said the government's arguments in support of the court granting summary judgement were nothing bu...
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