Released 7/7/23 | Tags: Class Actions
NVLSP Statement
on Progress in Class Action Challenging Government’s Excessive Fees for Public Access to PACER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2023
ARLINGTON, VA – The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) issued the following statement on the progress regarding the class action brought on behalf of the thousands of organizations and individuals who have been overcharged by the government since 2010 to gain access to all federal court case dockets using the PACER electronic database. The case is styled National Veterans Legal Services Program v. United States and in August 2020, NVLSP prevailed before a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The case was brought with two other plaintiffs, the National Consumer Law Center and the Alliance for Justice. The parties reached a proposed settlement last year. This week, notice of the of proposed class action settlement was released.
“We are gratified to see the case moving forward and welcome the upcoming fairness hearing in October,” said NVLSP Executive Director Paul Wright.
About NVLSP
The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) is an independent, nonprofit veterans service organization that has served active duty military personnel and veterans since 1981. NVLSP strives to ensure that our nation honors its commitment to its 22 million veterans and active duty personnel by ensuring they have the benefits they have earned through their service to our country. NVLSP has represented veterans in lawsuits that compelled enforcement of the law where the VA or other military services denied benefits to veterans in violation of the law. NVLSP’s success in these lawsuits has resulted in more than $5.4 billion dollars being awarded in disability, death and medical benefits to hundreds of thousands of veterans and their survivors. NVLSP offers training for attorneys and other advocates; connects veterans and active duty personnel with pro bono legal help when seeking disability benefits; publishes the nation's definitive guide on veteran benefits; and represents and litigates for veterans and their families before the VA, military discharge review agencies and federal courts. For more information go to www.nvlsp.org.
Media contact:
For NVLSP: Patty Briotta, office 202-621-5698 or email: patty@nvlsp.org