June 20th Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Update and Status Report
In the latest News for the camp lejeune contaminated water lawsuits, the parties filed a joint status report about the 260,000+ claims filed so far.
As a reminder, the deadline to file is fast approaching in just 6 weeks. Don't miss out!
The Plaintiffs’ Leadership Group (the “PLG”), together with the Defendant United States
of America (“Defendant” or the “United States”) (collectively, the “Parties”), jointly file this Joint
Status Report. The matters required to be addressed in a Joint Status Report pursuant to Case
Management Order No. 2 (“CMO-2”) (D.E. 23) are set forth below.
(1) An update on the number and status of CLJA actions filed in the Eastern District
of North Carolina
From February 11, 2023 to June 20, 2024, 1,825 Camp Lejeune Justice Act (“CLJA”)
complaints have been filed in this district. Twenty-five cases have been dismissed; twenty-one of
those were voluntary dismissals and the four others were pro se cases. The cases are divided as
follows: Judge Dever – 459 cases; Judge Myers – 465 cases; Judge Boyle – 439 cases; and Judge
Flanagan – 462 cases.
(2) An update on the number and status of administrative claims with the
Department of Navy
There are approximately 261,293 administrative claims on file with the Department of
Navy (“Navy”). The Navy completed automated ingestion efforts and is currently focused on
completing final manual data entry and QA/QC before making all ingested claims available to
filers in the Navy’s CLJA Claims Management Portal (“portal”).
