Camp Lejeune Master Complaint will allow future injury lawsuits to be brought through an expedited and abbreviated Short Form Complaint, which adopts certain allegations relevant to each plaintiffs' claim
With tens of thousands of Camp Lejeune lawsuits pending, the Court has approved a plan that will prepare a series of bladder cancer, kidney cancer, leukemia, Parkinson’s disease and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma claims for trial
Women who suffered numerous miscarriages after exposure to Camp Lejeune water contamination say they have been ignored by efforts to compensate victims.
Attorney fee caps on Camp Lejeune payouts were added to the recently announced elective settlement option, which will provide recoveries between $100k and $550k for individuals diagnosed with certain injuries
The court was provided details about a Camp Lejeune settlement "Elective Option", which lists the types of injuries and times of exposure which will govern how much claimants may be compensated for due to water contamination
More than a year after a new law was enacted that authorizes financial compensation for veterans and families exposed to toxic water, no Camp Lejeune settlement payouts have been offered by the U.S. government, until now.
With a growing number of lawsuits over Camp Lejeune water contamination continuing to be filed in court, lawyers have submitted competing discovery plans that call for the first trials to begin in 2024.
Some water systems are likely to receive as much as $77 million if 3M's proposed PFAS settlement payouts are approved.
Lead lawyers recently appointed by the Court indicate that a website will be launched this week, which will provide Camp Lejeune lawsuit updates and keep the public apprised of the status of the litigation.
The Army indicates it will supply bottled water to homes in the area where high PFAS contamination has been detected until water filtration systems can be installed this fall.
