SCOTUS to hear local veteran's case (Burn Pits)

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The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Wednesday it will take up the case of former Department of Public Safety trooper and Army veteran Le Roy Torres.

The Robstown resident and founder of Burn Pits 360 filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas in 2017 after Torres says he was pressured to resign.

The legal case made its way through the court system, and the Supreme Court granted a hearing for Torres’ case. There’s no word yet on the official date of that hearing.

Torres said he suffered from a lung injury after being exposed to open military burn pits while deployed for combat in Iraq.

When he returned to state police duty in 2008, Torres says his symptoms from burn-pit exposure became prevalent. And that’s when he says he was pressured to leave the force.


https://www.kristv.com/veteransinfocus/scotus-to-hear-local-veterans-case

https://burnpits360.org

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/20/20-603/159401/20201102151642545_Torres%20-%20Petition.pdf