Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act
Last action on Feb 3, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment a...
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Summary
Protect Camp Lejeune Victims Ensnared by Trial-lawyer's Scams Act or the Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act
This bill limits attorney's fees for claims involving individuals who were exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987.
Specifically, it caps attorney's fees at
- 12% of a payment made in an administrative claim, and
- 17% of a payment for a judgment rendered or a settlement entered in a judicial claim.
Lifecycle of the Bill
Introduced in Senate
Feb 3, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 3, 2025