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A Florida man recently filed a new Camp Lejeune lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He represents his late wife, who passed away in April 2021. The plaintiff claims that his wife was exposed to contaminated water while…
The Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CJLA), which was signed into law in August 2022, has given military veterans, their family members, and citizens who worked on the Camp Lejeune base in North Carolina a two-year window to file personal injury claims. Those who were present…
On June 7, 2021, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered all federally filed paraquat lawsuits consolidated into the Southern District of Illinois. Since then, both parties have been working to prepare a small number of cases for early trial. In addition to…
National Public Radio, Inc. and Colorado Public Radio recently filed a new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. They seek the release of records from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), the Air Force, and the Army…
After the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assured residents that the local air was clear of unsafe levels of those toxic chemicals carried on the train. Recently, an independent research team from the Texas A&M…
A North Carolina retired U.S. Marine recently filed a Camp Lejeune lawsuit on behalf of his daughter, who died from leukemia in 1985. He claims that the contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune caused his daughter’s cancer and seeks recovery under the Camp…
Following the Norfolk Southern Railway train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, hazardous chemicals spilled into the nearby soil and waterways. According to ABC News, as of February 14th, 2023, four tributaries of the Ohio River over a space of 7.5 miles were contaminated. These contaminated…
On February 14, 2023, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro wrote a letter to Norfolk Southern Corporation—the company responsible for the train derailment that took place in East Palestine, Ohio on February 3, 2023. The governor expressed his “serious concerns” regarding the company’s management of the incident,…
On February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern Railway train carrying goods from Illinois to Pennsylvania derailed in East Palestine, about 50 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. The accident caused a massive fire over the length of about 50 cars. No deaths or injuries were reported, but…
On August 10, 2022, President Biden signed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 into law. The Act allows military veterans, their families, and citizens who lived on the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina from August 1, 1953, to December 31, 1987,…