Veteran Burn Pit Injury

Legal battle over employment discrimination tied to service-connected lung injury from exposure to burn pits in Iraq.

1. Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 29, 2022)
3. DefendantsTexas Department of Public SafetyPlaintiffsLe Roy TorresJudgesStephen BreyerInstitutionsTexas Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of the United StatesTexas Court of Appeals
4. Case Tags: USERRA;State Sovereign Immunity;War Powers Clause;Veteran Burn Pit Injury