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. November 14, 2025

    Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs Say Feds' Overlong Briefs Risk Delays

    Attorneys representing Camp Lejeune toxic water litigants are urging a North Carolina federal court to expedite the upcoming set of bellwether cases, saying the government shouldn't be allowed to cause delay through unnecessary and excessive briefs that together are longer than "Moby Dick."

  2. November 12, 2025

    Camp Lejeune Expert Criticism A Smear Tactic, Feds Say

    The U.S. government said Camp Lejeune toxic water litigants leaned on "empty accusations of bias" in an effort to exclude an expert witness, telling a North Carolina federal court that the expert has a decades-long track record of using reliable scientific methods.

  3. October 31, 2025

    Toxic-Water Litigants Slam Expert As 'Rented White Coat'

    An expert witness for the federal government in litigation over contaminated water at the Camp Lejeune military base is merely a "rented white coat" proffering junk science and serving big-industry interests, claimants told a North Carolina federal court this week in a bid to exclude her from the case.

  4. October 07, 2025

    Camp Lejeune Litigation Goes On Despite Gov't Shutdown

    The consolidated litigation over water contamination at the Camp Lejeune military base will not pause during the federal government shutdown, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, saying that such a halt, for an unknown length, would cause "severe disruptions" in the case and for the "ailing and older" plaintiffs.

  5. October 03, 2025

    Stay In Camp Lejeune Case Would Harm Claimants, Court Told

    Pressing pause on Camp Lejeune water litigation after the federal government shutdown is unduly detrimental to the thousands of people waiting for a remedy from exposure to contaminated water, a North Carolina federal court was told Friday.

  6. September 09, 2025

    Feds Say Lejeune Litigants Can't Link Chemical To Illnesses

    The U.S. government asked a North Carolina federal judge to bar veterans and family members suing over injuries from toxic water at Camp Lejeune from claiming that one particular substance caused various diseases at issue in the litigation.

  7. July 23, 2025

    No New General Causation Opinions In Camp Lejeune Case

    A North Carolina federal judge is limiting the scope of expert opinions in the consolidated litigation over water contamination at Camp Lejeune, saying the plaintiffs' specific causation experts can refer to prior general causation opinions but cannot introduce new general causation opinions.

  8. June 05, 2025

    Feds Slam 'Flawed' Critique Of Camp Lejeune Water Expert

    The U.S. Department of Justice pushed to keep its water quality expert in North Carolina federal court on Wednesday, saying that the Camp Lejeune toxic water plaintiffs' critique of him was "fundamentally flawed" and experts on both sides relied on some of the same science.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.