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Murphy, Tillis gain support for bill on Camp Lejeune litigation

NORTH CAROLINA, JUL 21 – More than 400,000 claims have been filed since 2022, with new bills aiming to allow jury trials, expand court venues, and cap attorney fees at 25 percent.

Summary by Roll Call
Bipartisan support is building for a bill that would revise a 2022 law allowing victims of contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina to seek damages from the government. The legislation from two North Carolina Republicans, Rep. Greg Murphy and Sen. Thom Tillis, would make technical corrections to the law known as the Camp Lejeune Justice Act so plaintiffs could request jury trials, cases could be heard in more federa…

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Roll Call broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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