I have submitted the Appellee's Brief in Foster v. Foster. The Michigan Supreme Court is once again considering the impact of its April 2020 unanimous decision in Foster v. Foster, ruling that federal law preempted state law in the area of the division of military disability pay as property, and that 38 USC 5301 prohibited [...]
Category: Veterans Cases
LEX FORI PLLC Asks United States Supreme Court to Force Georgia to Reconsider Its Refusal to Recognize Military Servicemember’s Home of Record in Suit to Vindicate Constitutional Rights
Supreme Court Attorney Carson J. Tucker of Lex Fori PLLC filed a petition in the United States Supreme Court seeking to overturn Georgia's dismissal of a military servicemember's suit in the county of his official "home of record", even though the servicemember was never domiciled or living anywhere else. Upon a change of duty station [...]
Lex Fori PLLC and Trinity Advocates file Pro Bono Petition in United States Supreme Court to Pursue Civil Rights Claims on Behalf of Disabled Veterans
Lex Fori PLLC filed another Petition in the United States Supreme Court asserting veterans' rights to file civil rights actions against the state for the unlawful taking of their disability pay. This case arises out of a split of authority among the Circuit Courts over whether a viable cause of action exists under the Civil [...]
Lex Fori PLLC and Carson J. Tucker Submit Pro Bono Brief in Louisiana Supreme Court Defending Disabled Veteran
In keeping with our efforts in providing pro bono representation to disabled veterans and protecting their disability from being depleted by state courts and overwhelming legal fees, I filed an appearance and was admitted to the Louisiana Supreme Court in the case of Boutte v. Boutte. On August 7, we filed our petition. Today we [...]