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Military Law,
Government

Aug. 12, 2022

California plaintiffs lawyers hail passage of PACT Act

The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 allows a two-year window to file a complaint against the government for any afflicted service members who were near Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days between 1953 and 1987. The Eastern District of North Carolina court will have jurisdiction over the cases, but many California attorneys and firms are expected to participate.

California plaintiffs’ lawyers on Thursday hailed a law signed by President Joe Biden that will allow veterans, their families and others who lived or worked near a North Carolina military base to sue for relief if they got sick from exposure to toxic chemicals in their water.

The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022, which is part of the Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022, signed Wednesday, allows a two-year window to file a complaint against the ...

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