
DOJ accelerates settlement offers in Camp Lejeune water contamination cases
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Stanley Woodward takes control of Camp Lejeune settlement approvals, with Justice Department paying out over $414 million since January 2025 under Elective Option program.
Jake Gibson is the Fox News Department of Justice and Federal Law Enforcement Producer.
The statute allows service members, their families, and others who lived or worked at the base between 1953 and 1987 to seek compensation if they developed cancer or other illnesses tied to the water supply on the base.
Between 1953 and 1987, three of the base’s eight water systems contained contaminated water.
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