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  1. February 02, 2026

    Feds Strike Deals With 630 Plaintiffs In Red Hill Fuel Leak Row

    The government has informed a Hawaii federal court it executed settlements with more than 600 civilians in litigation over fuel leaks tied to a since-shuttered U.S. Navy storage facility, and urged a judge to throw out injury claims brought by nearly 1,000 service members.

  2. May 12, 2025

    Hawaii Judge Awards Damages For Navy's Red Hill Fuel Leaks

    A Hawaii federal judge has said the U.S. government should pay more than half a million dollars in damages to 17 bellwether plaintiffs who sued after fuel leaks at a since-shuttered Navy storage facility contaminated their drinking water.

  3. July 15, 2024

    Military Families Fight Gov't Bid To Slash Fuel Leak Payout

    Military family members and civilians have fired back at the federal government's attempt to dramatically undercut their request for damages following a bellwether bench trial in litigation stemming from fuel leaks tied to a now-shuttered Navy storage facility at Pearl Harbor.

  4. February 06, 2024

    Thousands Hit Feds With Third Suit Over Fuel Spill

    More than 2,200 military family members and civilians hit the U.S. government with a third suit over the Navy's allegedly negligent role in causing and responding to a large fuel leak affecting drinking water systems serving Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawai'i

  5. January 11, 2024

    Navy Sinks Some Failure To Warn Claims In Fuel Leak Suit

    A Hawaii federal judge on Thursday threw out some failure to warn claims in a suit against the U.S. government over a fuel leak at a Navy storage facility at Pearl Harbor, finding that the government has sovereign immunity over claims based on misrepresentation.

  6. December 21, 2023

    The Biggest Environmental Law Cases Of 2023

    From a Supreme Court decision reshaping water rights in the United States to ongoing fights over so-called forever chemical contamination, lawsuits concerning the environment rumbled through the courts in 2023. Here, we look at the lawsuits that shaped the year.

  7. December 14, 2023

    Navy Beats Sanctions Bid Over Deleted Texts In Fuel Leak Suit

    A Hawaii magistrate judge on Thursday denied a bid for sanctions over [[missing]] cell phone data in a suit over alleged injuries caused by jet fuel leaks at a Navy storage facility, saying there's nothing in the record to suggest the government intentionally deleted text messages between two U.S. Navy officers.

  8. December 08, 2023

    Navy Defends How It Tested Water In Fuel Leak Case

    The federal government urged a Hawaii federal court to trim a lawsuit brought by military families who were allegedly injured by jet fuel leaks from the U.S. Navy's now-shuttered Red Hill fuel storage facility, saying they can't sue over the Navy's decision not to test their home water for petroleum levels.

  9. October 20, 2023

    Navy Wants Sanctions Bid Rejected In Fuel Leak Liability Case

    The U.S. Navy has pushed back at a bid for sanctions over deleted cellphone data in a Hawaii federal lawsuit over alleged injuries caused by fuel leaks at a Navy storage facility, saying it had acted appropriately to preserve evidence.

  10. September 19, 2023

    Families Want Navy Sanctioned Over Deleted Text Messages

    Military families allegedly injured by fuel leaks at a U.S. Navy storage facility urged a Hawaii federal judge on Tuesday to sanction the Navy, saying high-ranking naval officers "recklessly destroyed" important evidence on their official cellphones.