Off the news: First Red Hill lawsuit ruling a mixed bag | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

$680,000+ awarded to 17 families exposed to tainted water at Navy base

Over $680,000 was awarded by a federal judge last Wednesday to 17 families who claimed they became sick due to a jet fuel leak at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage in 2021. According to NBC News, the judge’s decision to award over $680,000 to the 17 families in the cases stemming from the jet fuel leak that led to the contamination of the Navy’s drinking water system in Hawaii is expected to set a precedent as bellwethe…

Off the news: First Red Hill lawsuit ruling a mixed bag | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Well, the good news in last week’s court ruling over a “bellwether” lawsuit against the Navy for its 2021 Red Hill fuel spill that contaminated the area’s water is that the military has legal culpability. The government had tried to dismiss plaintiffs’ health complaints and concerns as merely psychosomatic.

US Navy To Pay $680K Compensation To Families Affected By 2021 Jet Fuel Spill

Several families also received amounts for future medical care, and one plaintiff was compensated for economic losses.

U.S. Navy Must Pay Families Poisoned By Red Hill Fuel Leak

A federal judge in Hawaii ordered the U.S. government on Wednesday to pay about $600,000 to six families impacted by a 2021 Red Hill fuel spill that tainted drinking water...