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Victims of Camp Lejeune’s tainted water inch closer to amends

Decades of anger and frustration are turning into cautious optimism for some victims of contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, as about two dozen of more than 3,700 lawsuits seeking compensation for damages appear headed for trial later this year in federal court in North Carolina. Once…

Landmark study documents cancer cases among Camp Lejeune victims - Roll Call

Landmark study documents cancer cases among Camp Lejeune victims - Roll Call

Marines and family members exposed to toxins at Camp Lejeune say a federal study showing links to higher cancer rates bolsters their cases.

Key study of Camp Lejeune cancers in limbo as cases go to court - Roll Call

Key study of Camp Lejeune cancers in limbo as cases go to court - Roll Call

The results of a cancer study on tainted water at the Marine Corps Camp Lejeune base aren’t public despite the study wrapping up months ago.

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Long road to compensation for Camp Lejeune victims takes a turn - Roll Call

The government takes a step to settle claims from veterans and their families who say they were harmed by drinking water at Camp Lejeune.

Camp Lejeune health claims are mired despite law allowing suits

As claims and lawsuits pile up against the government related to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, the number of grievous health outcomes tied to exposure to those toxic chemicals at the Marine Corps base in North Carolina is also rising.

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Camp Lejeune health claims are mired despite law allowing suits - Roll Call

As claims and lawsuits over related to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune pile up, the number of grievous health outcomes also grow.

Camp Lejeune amendment backers relent on NDAA vote - Roll Call

A move by Senate Republicans to cap attorney fees in suits over contamination at Camp Lejeune Marine base has slowed the annual defense bill.

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‘They’ve been killing’ our Marines: Inside the long push to aid Camp Lejeune victims

Tears of both sadness and joy filled the White House on Wednesday morning as President Joe Biden signed into law a bill to assist veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service.

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‘They’ve been killing’ our Marines: Inside the long push to aid Camp Lejeune victims - Roll Call

‘They’ve been killing’ our Marines: Inside the long push to aid Camp Lejeune victims - Roll Call

Provisions in the veterans measure allow victims of the Camp Lejeune contamination to seek compensation from the government in federal court.

Camp Lejeune’s water poisoned lives. Decades of fighting finally caused change

Jerry Ensminger sat in the balcony of the U.S. Senate chamber watching a vote that had begun to feel like a pipe dream.

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Long push for Camp Lejeune toxic water lawsuits clears Congress

Nancy “Catherine” Daniels had assumed it was God’s will when three of her babies died at birth while she and her Marine husband lived at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.

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Long push for Camp Lejeune toxic water lawsuits now hinges on Senate

Nancy “Catherine” Daniels had assumed it was God’s will when three of her babies died at birth while she and her Marine husband lived at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.

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Long push for Camp Lejeune toxic water lawsuits clears Congress - Roll Call

Long push for Camp Lejeune toxic water lawsuits clears Congress - Roll Call

Congress is set to allow those exposed to toxic water at Camp Lejeuene to file lawsuits to seek compensation from the federal government.

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