Total Number of Camp Lejeune Injury Claims Drops to 480K, After De-Duplication Process: Report
Lawyers updated the court on the status of Camp Lejeune water contamination lawsuits, as preparations continue for early bellwether trials.
Lawyers updated the court on the status of Camp Lejeune water contamination lawsuits, as preparations continue for early bellwether trials.
Most uses of the chemicals found in Camp Lejeune water decades ago will be prohibited within the next year, according to the EPA, which linked both TCE and PCE to increased cancer risks.
While details of Camp Lejeune offers and settlements will not be publicly reported, the U.S. government must keep settlement masters and key members of the litigation updated.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.