A House bill, HR-890, would allow Holocaust survivors and their families to file suit against European insurance companies for failing to pay on insurance policies.

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The U.S. Justice Department says that the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has  “dramatically" overstepped its authority in declaring the US. Department of Veterans Administration's disability claims processes unconstitutional.  Here are the details of the government's request for a rehearing in front of the full Ninth Circuit, on four specific legal contentions.

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n Moro Aircraft Leasing, Inc. v. Keith, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio sent a matter to arbitration where the dispute resolution clause provided for the settlement of “the dispute by mediation administered by Arbitration under the Rules of the American Arbitration Association” (emphasis added).

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In the wake of the May 10 decision in Veterans for Common Sense v. Shinseki, which blasted the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for failing to provide servicemen and -women with timely adjudication of their disability claims, the government has petitioned for a rehearing en banc in front of the full Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

At issue:  Did the Ninth Circuit overstep its separation-of-powers boundaries in ordering a district court to oversee corrective measures at the VA?

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