The group joins 15 other individuals who filed claims this year seeking damages for illnesses and financial losses allegedly tied to fuel spills last year.
Fifteen military family members and civilians have submitted Federal Tort Claims Act filings alleging they were harmed by fuel contamination in their drinking water.
More than a dozen people claiming they were injured by petroleum contamination in the Navy’s water system in Hawaii filed claims with the service Tuesday seeking compensation, their attorneys said a news release that day.