Judge Pushes Lawyers to Resolve Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Claims

A federal judge urged lawyers for the Justice Department and potential victims of Camp Lejeune toxic water contamination to intensify their efforts to quickly resolve what could be hundreds of thousands of claims.

“It’s frustrating to have this enormous load hanging over our heads,” Judge Terrence Boyle told lawyers and plaintiffs who filled his Raleigh, N.C., courtroom on Wednesday.

Boyle is one of four judges in the district presiding over the cases. He noted that he alone called for the hearing to discuss progress on the pace of claims, but said his colleagues agreed on the need to move more ...