A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in a pending case against the U.S. Department of Health and…
Media Contact: Bernard Kavaler for Disability Rights Connecticut: 860-729-3021 bernard@express-strategies.com Five Plaintiffs from Three States seek to represent others affected throughout the U.S. and ask for nationwide preliminary injunction to…
(Filed August 4, 2022) In November, 2020, the Trump Administration issued an interim final rule, without considering the thousands of comments submitted in opposition, that caused hundreds of thousands of…
UPDATE (January 25, 2022): A federal appeals court ruled that this national class of plaintiffs can appeal to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) when their hospital stay…
Filed September 16, 2021 in the United States District Court Eastern District of New York The Social Security Administration wrongfully reduced and discontinued SSI benefits for thousands of people during…
Filed February 5, 2021 People with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) have a right to language assistance services when they visit a health care provider. Language assistance ensures they understand the…
The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) failure to timely process appeals causes extremely low-income older adults and adults and children with disabilities across the country who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI)…
(UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT/SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK) The late Elaine Clark was the lead plaintiff in Clark v. Astrue, brought by Justice in Aging Directing Attorney Gerald McIntyre with…
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