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Land Use,
Government,
Class Action

Aug. 7, 2024

VA accused of 'abject failure' over veterans' housing on first day of class action trial

"Time's up. It's time to actually do something," Roman M. Silberfeld told U.S. District Judge David O. Carter during opening arguments.

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter

Trial proceedings commenced Tuesday in a federal class action accusing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs of illegally leasing land on its West Los Angeles campus earmarked for housing disabled veterans to third parties that exclude them by imposing income-based restrictions.

Roman M. Silberfeld of Robins Kaplan LLP in Los Angeles delivered opening arguments on behalf of the class of veterans, accusing officials from the VA and the Department of Housing and Development of an &...

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