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.
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Ongoing Efforts to Settle Camp Lejeune Injury Claims Outlined in Latest Status Report
While working to reach a global Camp Lejeune water contamination lawsuit settlement, the U.S. Government has agreed to make over $4 million in payments for cancer, kidney damage and Parkinson’s disease claims
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Camp Lejeune Lawsuits Over Prostate, Lung, Liver, Breast Cancer and Kidney Disease To Be Prepared For Track 2 Trials
The parties have been given 10 days to file a Track 2 discovery plan for Camp Lejeune lawsuits to be prepared for a second round of bellwether trials.
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U.S. Argues Camp Lejeune Lawsuits Must Establish Contaminated Water Caused Injuries of Each Specific Plaintiff
The government claims that not requiring plaintiffs to prove specific causation could lead to compensation for injuries not resulting from Camp Lejeune water contamination.
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Judges To Determine Amount of Damages in Camp Lejeune Injury Lawsuits, Not Juries
First bench trials are expected to begin in 2024, where a federal judge will consider the evidence and determine the amount of damages the claimant is entitled to receive for injuries caused by Camp Lejeune water.
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Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs Seek Partial Summary Judgment on Issue of Specific Causation For Each Claimant’s Injury
If approved, the judgment would further streamline the process of reaching Camp Lejeune settlement agreements, by eliminating the need to prove each plaintiff's injury was caused by specific exposure to water contaminants
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Camp Lejeune Settlement Payouts Totaling $1.45M Have Been Made in Only Six Cases, While More Than 147K Claims Await Resolution
Lawyers advised the Court that they continue negotiations in hopes of settling larger numbers of outstanding Camp Lejeune water contamination lawsuits.
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Lawyers Push for Camp Lejeune Water Lawsuits To Be Decided By Juries, Not Judges
Plaintiffs are opposing a motion filed by the U.S. government, which would prevent juries from deciding Camp Lejeune water lawsuits being pursued by military veterans, family members and others.
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More Than 129K Camp Lejeune Claims Filed With U.S. Navy Over Injuries Caused By Water Contamination at Marine Base
Only a small number of Camp Lejeune lawsuits have been qualified for a settlement offer according to the report, which updated the Court on progress resolving claims in the rapidly growing litigation
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Status Update on Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Settlement Negotiations Submitted to Judges
Court held a status conference on October 30, at which time plaintiffs lawyers and the U.S. government provided an update on attempts to settle Camp Lejenue lawsuits that already involve demands topping $3.3 trillion.
