Halifax vet says pension settlement reached
Posted Jan 9, 2013 06:28:19 AM.
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A Halifax military veteran who launched a class-action lawsuit against Ottawa over pension clawbacks says a settlement has been reached and will be made public today.
Dennis Manuge (MA-nooj) says the class action was filed in March 2007 on behalf of 45-hundred disabled veterans.
Manuge complained that long-term disability benefits were reduced by the amount of the monthly disability pensions vets received from Veterans Affairs Canada.
Last May, the Federal Court ruled that Ottawa should stop the practice.
The government then agreed to negotiate a settlement with Manuge’s legal team.
The Federal Court will have to approve any agreement, and a two-day hearing for that is scheduled to begin in Halifax on Feb. 14.
Internal government estimates have suggested the settlement could run to $600 million, depending on the cut-off date for payments.
