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 [...]
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Court of Appeals Reverses 2008 Judgment Dispossessing Veteran of Disability Pay – Michigan Court of Appeals Rules State Courts Have No Subject Matter Jurisdiction to Divide Veterans’ Disability Pay Protected by Federal Law
Lex Fori PLLC and Carson J. Tucker Secures Reversal of a 2008 Judgment
Sixth Circuit Affirms District Court’s Judgment for GM in Class Action Brought by Retirees to Bar Coordination of Pension and Workers’ Compensation Benefits
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed Chief Judge Gerald Rosen's decision granting summary judgment to General Motors in a class action filed by former GM employees, who filed suit to stop GM from "coordinating", i.e., reducing workers' compensation benefits based on disability pension benefits to which they were entitled. The underlying facts stem [...]