Legal Opinion
Nehmer v. United States Veterans Administration
District Court, N.D. California
Decided February 11, 1999No. C86-6160 THEPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLASS ACTION ORDER
HENDERSON, District Judge.
In 1989, this Court invalidated the United States Veteran Administration’s regulation governing benefits for veterans exposed to Agent Orange during their service in Vietnam. The parties subsequently settled the remaining remedial issues, and in 1991, this Court incorporated this agreement into the final judgment. Plaintiffs contend, based on recently discovered information, that the Veterans Administration (“VA”) is construing one aspect of the parties’ settlement agreement too narrowly, and thus is improperly denying certain class members the full…
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- Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Walters v. National Assn. of Radiation SurvivorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Akles v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
- Crippen v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1996
- Eddy v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1996
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Williams v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2001
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- Wilson v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2002
- Elizabeth H. Bonner v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2005
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