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The trial, which will include 17 of the more than 7,500 plaintiffs across three lawsuits, will explore whether the U.S. government owes damages to military housing residents who consumed jet fuel.

In the suit filed Thursday under the Federal Tort Claims Act, the group argues that the case should not fall under the Feres doctrine, which prevents service members from suing the government.

Lawyers for hundreds of people seeking damages from a Navy fuel spill in Hawaii say the federal government “recklessly destroyed” evidence on cellphones belonging to officers in charge of the spill’s response, according to a court filing.

Applications are mounting as a two-year deadline approaches under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

1,002 new legal claims were filed this week by military and civilian families affected by the 2021 Red Hill fuel spill in Hawaii.

/PRNewswire/ -- More than 1,000 additional military family members and civilians alleging exposure to jet fuel-contaminated water in 2021 near the Red Hill...

A deadline is approaching for residents of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to file a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

The claimants, represented by Just Well Law PLLC, the Hosoda Law Group and Motley Rice LLC, filed administrative claim forms under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

The series is designed to provide information on the federal response to a massive spill that tainted the drinking water of thousands at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

/PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of military family members and civilians exposed to contaminated water near the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawai`i suffer...