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By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
June 15, 2006

Veterans Groups Sue Over Loss of Records, As Political Fallout Continues from Theft

On June 6, a coalition of veterans' groups filed a class action lawsuit against the Veterans Administration ('VA') in U.S. District Court in Washington, DC, a little more than a month after a theft of a laptop computer left 26.5 million veterans and active soldiers potentially at risk for ID theft. The lawsuit seeks more information from the VA about whose information was lost; a court order preventing VA staff from using sensitive information until it can prove it is handling it properly; and $1000 in damages to each person ($26.5 billion).

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