The passing of H.R. 3967, also known as the “Honoring our PACT Act of 2022”, now gives veterans the ability to file legal claims for illnesses they received after exposure to toxic substances during military service at Camp Lejeune.
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on June 7 decided to send 73 lawsuits from a federal court in New York to a federal court in Massachusetts.
Claims Journal features Rand Nolen in a recent article about the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals reversing a ruling that dismissed 176 lawsuits filed by the owners of properties along the Buffalo Bayou downstream of the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs.
Hurricane Harvey Victims Score BIG WIN Following U.S. Court of Appeals Dismissal Reversal
- June 2, 2022
Today, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed Federal Court dismissal of thousands of property owners’ claims against the U.S. for Army Corps of Engineers decision to release millions of gallons of water from the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Sometimes products fails or malfunction resulting in unintended consequences. When this happens, the companies that create those products need to held accountable. This can be done through a class action or a mass tort.
