February 12, 2025
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs cannot immediately appeal a Connecticut federal judge's refusal to slap down a lawsuit alleging systemic discrimination at VA hospitals because the case does not present novel issues requiring midstream clarification, the same judge who advanced the case last March has ruled.
June 26, 2024
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs should not be allowed to challenge a Connecticut federal judge's decision to let a Black Marine Corps veteran proceed with his systemic-discrimination suit against the department because it has not met the standards for lodging an interlocutory appeal, the plaintiffs have argued.
June 05, 2024
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs wants a Connecticut federal judge to green light an immediate appeal of his decision declining to dismiss systemic discrimination claims by a Black Marine Corps veteran, saying the Federal Tort Claims Act is an improper route for relief.
April 03, 2023
A Marine Corps veteran's lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs should be dismissed because the District of Connecticut is not the proper jurisdiction and his claim that white veterans are historically more likely to receive benefits than their Black counterparts is barred by the statute of limitations, the government has said.
November 28, 2022
A Marine Corps veteran sued the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Connecticut federal court Monday, alleging he was denied benefits as a part of the agency's systematic prejudice toward Black veterans, who were denied benefits more often than their white peers.