back. just three weeks ago, judges in the eastern district of north carolina who are overseeing all lejeune-related civil cases finally named a leadership team of seven lawyers representing plaintiffs to shepherd thousands of cases and settlements through the legal process. i did speak with a partner for the bell legal group which handles the majority of the civil cases currently pending including eddie s, and they re expecting a year to a year and a half to be seeing trials and settlements. so quite some time ahead still. alex? so important to stay on that. new today, consumer prices ticking up for the first time in more than 12 months. how that s affecting our daily lives, next. start your day with nature made. the #1 p pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand.
Plaintiff lawyers have filed hundreds of lawsuits under a law waiving the federal government’s immunity from claims over contaminated drinking water at the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps base, even as a judge works out details on how the litigation will proceed.
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"A small South Carolina law firm angling to be the lead litigator in the Camp Lejeune toxic water cases spent $1.9 million lobbying US lawmakers in the last two years, as Congress approved a multibillion-dollar payout to sickened veterans that dropped a provision to limit the fees their lawyers could charge."