Significant legal proceeding is underway in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, under the case number 7:23-cv-00897. This case, known as Camp Lejeune Water Litigation v. United States, involves complex matters pertaining to water litigation.<\/p>\n
Status Report and Document Details<\/p>\n
The document was filed on August 18th, 2023, and provides a comprehensive status update. Below is a summary of the key points covered.<\/p>\n
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Plaintiffs' Leadership Group's Report and Status Update<\/p>\n
The Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership Group has respectfully provided the Court and the public with a detailed Report and Status Update.<\/p>\n
1. **Leadership Committee Selection:** The Plaintiffs\u2019 Executive Committee and Plaintiffs\u2019 Steering Committee members have been selected, with prominent law firms and lawyers taking part in this complex litigation.<\/p>\n
2. **Progress on Science and Experts:** The Science and Experts Subcommittee met for extensive discussions, focusing on the core scientific aspects of this litigation. Other subcommittees have also begun their respective tasks.<\/p>\n
3. **Case Management:** A Proposed Initial Case Management Order is being negotiated, aiming for finalization on or before August 28, 2023.<\/p>\n
4. **Complaints and Proposals:** The Proposed Short Form Complaint and Proposed Master Complaint are nearing completion.<\/p>\n
5. **Public Engagement:** A public-facing website is planned to be launched by August 25, 2023, to keep the public informed.<\/p>\n
6. **Other Motions and Plans:** The Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership Group has filed several motions and intends to continue filing regular Reports and Status Updates.<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/p>\n
The Camp Lejeune Water Litigation v. United States case is moving forward with deliberate and systematic progress. The selection of committees, ongoing negotiations, and a transparent approach to public information are indicative of a comprehensive legal process. Stay tuned for further updates on this essential litigation.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/67266149\/14\/camp-lejeune-water-litigation-v-united-states\/<\/p>\n
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT<\/p>\n
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA\u00a0 SOUTHERN DIVISION<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Case No. 7:23-cv-897<\/p>\n
IN RE: )<\/p>\n
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CAMP LEJEUNE WATER LITIGATION )<\/p>\n
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This Document Relates To: ) REPORT AND STATUS UPDATE<\/p>\n
ALL CASES )<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Plaintiffs\u2019 Lead and Co-Lead Counsel (\u201cPlaintiffs\u2019 Leadership Group\u201d) respectfully<\/p>\n
provide this Honorable Court and the public with the following Report and Status Update.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(1) As required by this Court\u2019s July 19, 2023, Order (DE 10), Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership<\/p>\n
Group convened, deliberated, and selected the members of the Plaintiffs\u2019 Executive Committee<\/p>\n
(\u201cPEC\u201d) and Plaintiffs\u2019 Steering Committee (\u201cPSC\u201d).<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(2) Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership Group presented to the Court the list of PEC and PSC<\/p>\n
members by letter dated July 27, 2023. The members of the PEC and PSC are as follows:<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0Aimee Wagstaff, Wagstaff Law Firm<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0John Bash, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Brian Barr, Levin Papantonio Rafferty Proctor Buchanan O'Brien Barr Mougey, P.A.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanley Conroy<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Kevin Dean, Motley Rice<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Lynwood Evans, Ward & Smith<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Rhon Jones, Beasley Allen<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Howard Nations, The Nations Law Firm<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Jim Onder, Onder Law<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0John Romano, Romano Law Group<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Patrick Wallace, Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Jay Ward, McGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Robert Kinsman, Krause and Kinsman Law Firm<\/p>\n
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\f Plaintiffs\u2019 Steering Committee<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Elliot Abrams, Cheshire Parker Schneider, PLLC<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Janet Ward Black, Ward Black Law<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0David Kirby, Edwards Kirby<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Gary Jackson, James Scott Farrin<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Stacey Miller, Miller Law Group, PLLC<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Scott Overholt, Overholt Law Firm PC<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Adam Pulaski, Pulaski Kherkher, PLLC<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Roopal Luhana, Chaffin Luhana, LLP<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Alejandro Blanco, The Blanco Law Firm<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Greg Cade, Environmental Law Group<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Grant Davis, Davis, Bethune & Jones LLC<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Mark Mandell, Mandell Boisclair & Mandel Ltd.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0David A. Wenner, Snyder & Wenner, P.C<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Joseph Anderson, Pangia Law Group<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(3) Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership Group convened, deliberated, and organized the members of<\/p>\n
Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership Group and those attorneys in the PEC and PSC into the various<\/p>\n
Subcommittees required by this Court\u2019s July 19, 2023 Order (DE 10).<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(4) The Science and Experts Subcommittee met in person over two days on August 16<\/p>\n
and August 17, 2023, and made extensive progress towards discussing the science that lies at the<\/p>\n
core of this litigation and the retention of necessary experts. The Discovery & ESI Subcommittee<\/p>\n
also met in-person and has begun inventorying relevant documents and data for use in this<\/p>\n
litigation. Other Subcommittees have met virtually and made substantial progress toward defining<\/p>\n
their respective tasks and objectives, and have begun executing on those.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(5) Government Liaison Counsel and other members of Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership Group<\/p>\n
have exchanged with government counsel drafts of a Proposed Initial Case Management Order.<\/p>\n
They also convened a full-day meeting in Washington, DC, on August 15, 2023, to further<\/p>\n
negotiate the terms of that Proposed Order. Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership Group will file a Proposed Initial<\/p>\n
Case Management Order on or before August 28, 2023, as indicated in the previous status update.<\/p>\n
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\f (6) Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership Group and government counsel have discussed components<\/p>\n
of the Proposed Short Form Complaint and a final draft is nearly complete. The Proposed Master<\/p>\n
Complaint is also near completion.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(7) Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership Group plan to launch a public-facing website, as ordered by<\/p>\n
the Court, by August 25, 2023, to keep the public apprised of the status of this litigation.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(8) Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership Group intends to move for the entry of a proposed Common<\/p>\n
Benefit Order once the Proposed Initial Case Management Order is entered.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(9) A motion to reconsider (DE 13) this Court\u2019s July 19, 2023 Case Management Order<\/p>\n
appointing Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership Group has been filed by a law firm out of South Carolina.<\/p>\n
Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership Group will be filing an opposition to the motion by August 28, 2023.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(10) It is the intention of Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership Group to file regular Reports and Status<\/p>\n
Updates, to keep the Court, counsel, Plaintiffs, and the public informed. Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership<\/p>\n
Group intends to post these reports and other publicly filed information on the website that the<\/p>\n
Court has directed Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership Group to establish and maintain for this purpose.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Respectfully submitted, this 18th day of August, 2023.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \/s\/ J. Edward Bell, III \/s\/ Zina Bash<\/p>\n
\u00a0 J. Edward Bell, III (admitted pro hac vice) Zina Bash (admitted pro hac vice)<\/p>\n
\u00a0 Bell Legal Group, LLC Keller Postman LLC<\/p>\n
\u00a0 219 Ridge St. 111 Congress Avenue<\/p>\n
\u00a0 Georgetown, SC 29440 Suite 500<\/p>\n
\u00a0 Telephone: (843) 546-2408 Austin, TX 78701<\/p>\n
\u00a0 jeb@belllegalgroup.com Telephone: 956-345-9462<\/p>\n
\u00a0 Lead Counsel zina.bash@kellerpostman.com<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \/s\/ Elizabeth J. Cabraser \/s\/ W. Michael Dowling<\/p>\n
\u00a0 Elizabeth J. Cabraser (admitted pro hac W. Michael Dowling (NC Bar No. 42790)<\/p>\n
\u00a0 vice) The Dowling Firm PLLC<\/p>\n
\u00a0 Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Post Office Box 27843<\/p>\n
\u00a0 275 Battery Street, 29th Floor Raleigh, North Carolina 27611<\/p>\n
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Telephone: (415) 956-1000 Fax: (919) 529-3351<\/p>\n
Fax: (415) 956-1008 mike@dowlingfirm.com<\/p>\n
ecabraser@lchb.com Co-Lead Counsel<\/p>\n
Co-Lead Counsel<\/p>\n
\/s\/ Robin Greenwald \/s\/ James A. Roberts, III<\/p>\n
Robin L. Greenwald (admitted pro hac James A. Roberts, III (N.C. Bar No.:<\/p>\n
vice) 10495)<\/p>\n
Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. Lewis & Roberts, PLLC<\/p>\n
700 Broadway 3700 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 410<\/p>\n
New York, NY 10003 P. O. Box 17529<\/p>\n
Telephone: 212-558-5802 Raleigh, NC 27619-7529<\/p>\n
rgreenwald@weitzlux.com Telephone: (919) 981-0191<\/p>\n
Co-Lead Counsel Fax: (919) 981-0199<\/p>\n
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\/s\/ Mona Lisa Wallace<\/p>\n
Mona Lisa Wallace (N.C. Bar No.: 009021)<\/p>\n
Wallace & Graham, P.A.<\/p>\n
525 North Main Street<\/p>\n
Salisbury, North Carolina 28144<\/p>\n
Tel: 704-633-5244<\/p>\n
Fax: 704-633-9434<\/p>\n
Co-Lead Counsel<\/p>\n
\/s\/ Hugh R. Overholt \/s\/ A. Charles Ellis<\/p>\n
Hugh R. Overholt (NC Bar No. 016301) A. Charles Ellis (N.C. Bar No.: 010865)<\/p>\n
Ward and Smith P.A. Ward and Smith P.A.<\/p>\n
Post Office Box 867 Post Office Box 8088<\/p>\n
New Bern, NC 28563-0867 Greenville, NC 27835-8088<\/p>\n
Telephone: (252) 672-5400 Telephone: (252) 215-4000<\/p>\n
hro@wardandsmith.com ace@wardandsmith.com<\/p>\n
Liaison Counsel Liaison Counsel<\/p>\n
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