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.
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Information About Camp Lejeune Administrative Settlements and Offers To Be Reported by U.S. Government
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.
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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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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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Overtreatment of Diabetic Nursing Home Residents Resulting in Hypoglycemia: Study
Four out of 10 nursing home residents face overtreatment for diabetes, putting them at risk of dangerously low blood sugar levels.
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Illinois Veterans Nursing Home COVID-19 Outbreak Under Investigation Following 27 Deaths
