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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.