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…
According to a new study published in December 2022, the incidence of Parkinson’s disease (PD), or the number of new cases diagnosed per year, is 50 percent higher than previously indicated. Why the increase? The study authors suggest some possible explanations, including the aging population,…
On August 11, 2022, the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 was signed into law. This act allows military veterans, their families, and citizens to file civil lawsuits against the U.S. Government for harm caused by at least 30 days of exposure to water (including…
A Louisiana man and his wife recently filed a new paraquat lawsuit in the Southern District of Illinois. The plaintiff claims that after he was exposed to the herbicide, he suffered serious injuries. On June 7, 2021, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML)…
A California woman recently filed a new paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. She claims that her exposure to the herbicide caused her Parkinson’s disease. She seeks compensatory and punitive damages. Plaintiff Links Exposure to Paraquat with Development…
A North Carolina man recently filed a new Camp Lejeune lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. He claims that while he was stationed at Camp Lejeune military base, he was exposed to chemicals from firefighting foams that caused him…
On August 10, 2022, President Biden signed the new Camp Lejeune Justice Act into law. This act makes it possible for veterans, their families, and anyone who lived at the military base between 1953 and 1987 to file a lawsuit against the government for contaminated…
On August 2, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an interim decision for the pesticide paraquat. After examining the evidence concerning the pesticide’s potential health effects, the agency finalized new, stronger safety measures to reduce exposure for applicators, but did not ban the…
On June 7, 2021, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) established the paraquat MDL in the Southern District of Illinois. Now, according to a recent case management order, the dates for the first bellwether trials have been pushed back. Originally, they were expected…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a Strategic Roadmap to help address the potential health risks associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Also called “forever chemicals,” PFAS have been found contaminating water supplies in many areas of the country over the past several…
