Court Rejects U.S. Attempt To Dismiss Camp Lejeune Toxic Tort Suit

摘要

A federal district court earlier this month rejected the U.S. government's attempt to dismiss on procedural grounds a high-profile toxic tort claim alleging harm from contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, NC. The court ruled in a case of first impression that latent diseases such as cancer do not fall under North Carolina's 10-year window that plaintiffs normally have to file a tort claim, keeping a door open for the hundreds of thousands of Marines and their family members that could potentially file claims against the military for alleged toxic exposures from water contamination at the base. The ruling also is significant for any types of toxic tort claims made in the state involving cancer.