Camp Lejeune Water Lawsuit
Water contamination at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina between 1953 and 1987 caused cancers, birth defects, miscarriages and other side effects for U.S. Marines and their family members.
Topic Archives: Camp Lejeune
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Over 545K Camp Lejeune Claims Submitted By Veterans, Family Members Before Filing Deadline
Parties have agreed on what plaintiffs need to prove in the first Camp Lejeune bellwether trials, after negotiations for a global settlement have failed so far
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Details of Camp Lejeune Settlements May Not Be Included in Status Reports to Court
The U.S. Navy has only made Camp Lejeune settlement offers to a small fraction of the more than 300,000 water contamination injury claims presented by Marine veterans and family members injured at the base.
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Court Appoints Two Camp Lejeune Justice Act Settlement Masters To Facilitate Resolution of Claims
As the filing deadline for Camp Lejeune lawsuits approach, parties are looking at both settlement options and a series of bellwether trials to resolve the litigation.
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Camp Lejeune Settlement Offers Extended To Only 0.004% of Water Contamination Claims Submitted
Nearly two years after the Camp Lejeune Justice Act was enacted, the U.S. government has only identified 136 claims that may be eligible for an elective settlement offer.
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Camp Lejeune Contaminated Water Lawsuits To Be Selected For Track 1 Bellwether Trials
Lawyers will select 25 Camp Lejeune lawsuits involving kidney cancer, bladder cancer, leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or Parkinson's disease from a group of 100 eligible cases, which will be prepared for a series early test trials.
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Lawmakers Seek to Speed Up Camp Lejeune Water Lawsuits, By Expanding Jurisdiction To Address Backlog of Cases
New Bill would allow Camp Lejeune water lawsuits to be set for trial in various different courts throughout the Fourth Circuit, and ensure that juries determine the amount of damages each plaintiff receives.
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Judges Reject Request to Appeal Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Jury Trial Rights Early in Litigation
Plaintiffs will have to wait until after Camp Lejeune lawsuit bench trials are completed before appealing a ruling that prevents juries from deciding the claims.
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Third Track of Camp Lejeune Illnesses and Diseases To Be Selected For Case Specific Workup
Judges overseeing the Camp Lejeune lawsuits will hear proposals from the U.S. government and plaintiff's leadership counsel over which illnesses and diseases should be selected for a third round of bellwether trials.
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Camp Lejeune Injury Claims Expected To Spike Leading Up To Filing Deadline in Aug 2024
Individuals exposed to contaminated water at the Marine base only have about five more months remaining under the Camp Lejeune injury claim filing deadline.
