[Nfbmo] Missouri appeals court overturns blind pension ruling

fred olver goodfolks at charter.net
Wed Jun 29 21:26:32 UTC 2011


The fact that this case has been over-turned may be true, however if you 
take the time to read the story you will find that it says that the benefits 
will need to be re-calculated, not that the case was thrown out.

Fred Olver
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Wunder" <GWunder at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Missouri appeals court overturns blind pension ruling


> Hi Gary. Thanks for the update.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Horchem Gary
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 4:13 PM
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> Subject: [Nfbmo] Missouri appeals court overturns blind pension ruling
>
> Hello folks found this on the Springfield News Leader's website
>
>
> JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri appeals court has overturned a
> ruling awarding $30 million in back payments and interest to several
> thousand blind residents.
> The decision this week by a panel of the Western District State Court of
> Appeals says the class action lawsuit brought by blind pension fund
> recipients should have been subject to a five-year statute of
> limitations.
>
> In March, a Cole County judge ruled the state owed $18.8 million to make
> up for underpayments to blind Missourians from 1992 onward and $11.3
> million of interest on that unpaid money. The appeals court said the
> statute of limitations bars them from recouping payments before Feb. 16,
> 2001, which was five years before the lawsuit was filed.
>
> The case was sent back to a circuit judge to recalculate the payments.
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