Re-Adjudication Of Class’s Claims Ordered In Same-Sex Survivor Benefits Suit

Mealey's (December 1, 2020, 12:01 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — The Social Security Administration (SSA) was directed in a Nov. 24 order issued by a federal judge in Washington to re-adjudicate claims by class members who were previously denied Social Security survivor benefits and enjoined from denying benefits without considering whether they would have qualified but for laws prohibiting same-sex marriage (Helen Josephine Thornton, et al. v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 18-1409, W.D. Wash., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 220711)....