Camp Lejeune Water Litigation v. United States of America

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Case Number:

7:23-cv-00897

Court:

North Carolina Eastern

Nature of Suit:

P.I.: Other

Judge:

Robert B. Jones, Jr

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  1. April 11, 2025

    Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs Challenge Gov't Expert Site Visit

    Veterans and family members suing the federal government over injuries from toxic drinking water at Camp Lejeune have urged a North Carolina federal judge to exclude information from an expert's February visit to the base, arguing it was made after a court deadline.

  2. March 24, 2025

    Camp Lejeune Litigants Expect Global Deal By Year's End

    Veterans and their family members who sued the government over toxic water at Camp Lejeune will likely see a global deal resolving their claims by the end of 2025, according to a report in North Carolina federal court from Jenner & Block LLP and DLA Piper attorneys designated as settlement masters.

  3. December 20, 2024

    Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Litigants Cite EPA's Chemical Ban

    Veterans and family members who claim they were injured due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune will use the Biden administration's final rule banning certain chemicals to prosecute their case over toxic water at the Marine base, according to a notice they filed in North Carolina federal court.

  4. August 21, 2024

    500,000 Camp Lejeune Cases Filed With The Navy

    The federal government and Camp Lejeune litigants have told the North Carolina federal court overseeing claims over contaminated drinking water at the Marine base that there have been nearly 550,000 administrative claims filed with the U.S. Navy.

  5. August 16, 2024

    No More Info For Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs, Gov't Says

    The federal government has told a North Carolina court that a motion by the Camp Lejeune litigants to compel more information should be denied, since it has already produced nearly 23 million pages that cover half a dozen federal agencies and decades of data.

  6. August 12, 2024

    Deadline Passes For Camp Lejeune Claims

    The deadline for U.S. Marine Corps servicemembers and their families to file administrative claims with the federal government over illnesses contracted by contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune passed on Saturday, with more than 320,000 claims that have been filed with the U.S. Navy.

  7. August 09, 2024

    Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs Complain They Can't Get Gov't Docs

    Veterans and family members who claim they were injured due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune say the government has refused to hand over "troves of discoverable documents" and are urging a federal court to force the government to comply.

  8. August 08, 2024

    Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Judge Flags Pretrial 'Difficulties'

    A federal judge presiding over injury suits stemming from contaminated water at Camp Lejeune urged the federal government and plaintiffs' lawyers Thursday to resolve "ongoing difficulties" such as fact disputes ahead of bench trials, calling the parties' stipulations since the last status conference "less than robust."

  9. July 30, 2024

    Camp Lejeune Judge Limits Settlement Details In Hearings

    A North Carolina judge has ruled that updates on settlement offers from suits stemming from decades-long water contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune cannot be shown at hearings.

  10. June 06, 2024

    Camp Lejeune Deals Worth $14.4M So Far, Government Says

    There have been 58 settlements worth a total of $14.4 million so far in a North Carolina federal court alleging injuries caused by decades-long water contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune between February 2023 and June 4, according to a joint status report filed by the two sides.