December 08, 2023
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.
October 20, 2023
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.
September 19, 2023
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.
August 07, 2023
A Hawaii federal court granted the federal government more time to conduct medical examinations of military families seeking damages for injuries allegedly caused by a naval storage facility fuel leak, while also allowing minors to be examined without their parents.
July 28, 2023
The federal government asked a Hawaii federal judge to allow for extended independent medical examinations of adults and children in litigation filed by military families alleging they faced psychological and physical injuries when a naval storage facility leaked fuel into their water supply.
June 27, 2023
The federal government urged a Hawaii federal judge on Tuesday to trim a suit by U.S. military families alleging that they faced medical injuries when a naval storage facility leaked fuel into the water supply, saying a quarter of the claims do not contain enough evidence to show the families were denied treatment.
June 23, 2023
A Hawaii federal judge has blocked military families' bid for the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet leader to testify on fuel leaks from a storage facility that contaminated the local water supply, saying they hadn't shown the "extraordinary circumstances" necessary for a deposition.
December 02, 2022
The federal government urged a Hawaii federal judge to ax claims brought by military families who say they were injured by two fuel leaks at a since-retired U.S. Navy fuel storage facility in Honolulu that contaminated the local water supply, saying the court must ensure that the federal tort claims filed comply with the law.