Legal Opinion
Monk v. Shulkin
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 26, 2017No. 2015-7092, 2015-7106PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns whether the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims has authority to certify a class for class action or for similar aggregate resolution procedures. Conley F. ,Monk, Jr., petitioned the Veterans Court to certify a class action and to otherwise aggregate for adjudication the claims of thousands of veterans whose claims were similarly situated to his own. The Veterans Court denied the request on grounds that it lacks authority to certify classes of claims, or to adjudicate disability claims on an aggregate basis. We hold that the Veterans…
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