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2012

  1. LegislationU.S. Congress

    Congress authorizes health care for certain Camp Lejeune illnesses

2022

  1. LegislationU.S. Congress

    Camp Lejeune Justice Act creates a federal civil remedy

2023

  1. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Judges appoint plaintiffs’ leadership in Camp Lejeune litigation

  2. Agency actionU.S. Department of Justice

    Navy and Justice Department introduce the Camp Lejeune Elective Option

  3. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court sets pleading and discovery procedures in Camp Lejeune litigation

  4. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court adopts an agreed procedure for exchanging Camp Lejeune records

  5. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court extends time for the government to respond to Camp Lejeune plaintiffs

  6. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court issues a further agreed protocol for Camp Lejeune document production

  7. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court denies a request to compel discovery in Camp Lejeune cases

  8. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court grants a request for identifying information in Camp Lejeune discovery

2024

  1. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Government receives more time to answer a Camp Lejeune summary judgment motion

  2. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court addresses who can serve as a legal representative in Camp Lejeune cases

  3. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Judge sets procedures for expert examinations of Camp Lejeune plaintiffs

  4. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court establishes how the first Camp Lejeune trial plaintiffs will be selected

  5. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court appoints a settlement master and liaison for Camp Lejeune cases

  6. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court grants extra time to respond to a Camp Lejeune magistrate judge’s order

  7. Joint motionPlaintiffs’ Leadership Group and U.S. Department of Justice

    Parties request agreed expert discovery procedures in Camp Lejeune cases

  8. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court revises the Camp Lejeune pretrial schedule

2025

  1. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court addresses independent medical examinations in Camp Lejeune cases

  2. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court issues a second order on Camp Lejeune plaintiffs’ leadership appointments

  3. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court issues an order on reappointing Camp Lejeune plaintiffs’ leadership

  4. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court permits an amendment to a Camp Lejeune protective order

  5. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court issues a Privacy Act order for Camp Lejeune litigation

2026

  1. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court extends Camp Lejeune settlement masters’ terms through July 2027

  2. Court orderEastern District of North Carolina

    Court explains how its settlement timetable fits the masters’ extended terms

  3. Government filingU.S. Department of Justice

    Camp Lejeune: government reports $981 million paid

  4. Government filingU.S. Department of Justice

    U.S. requests evidence order in Camp Lejeune cases