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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 03:54 PM Mar 2016

Vets Can Finally Sue Contractors for Cancer Caused by War

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/02/possible-relief-for-vets-sick-from-war-zone-burns-pits.html

I talked to hundreds of people who believed they were sick from the burn pits. Airmen who had been stationed a mile up the road from Balad’s pit returned with respiratory diseases, immune-system issues and cancer. One hopeful young combat vet died within weeks of my conversation with her.

The reporting led to Congressional hearings, a ban on burn pits and a burn pit registry. But it’s not enough.

Recently, the Supreme Court found that lawsuits against the American contractor that operated the burn pits, KBR, could move forward. KBR had argued that it couldn’t be sued because it had operated the burn pits for the government. The Court issued no statement, but the lawsuits will go back to trial courts....

I figure there’s money to be made on those class-action suits, and, therefore, money will finally be poured into trying to ascertain what troops were exposed to, as well as the effects of those exposures. That means veterans could ultimately get the benefits and health care they’ve earned, rather than the run-around I’ve heard about for seven years as vets try to get help.
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Vets Can Finally Sue Contractors for Cancer Caused by War (Original Post) KamaAina Mar 2016 OP
So, Turbineguy Mar 2016 #1
...and the locals who lived in the area.....? spanone Mar 2016 #2
Good, but.... underpants Mar 2016 #3
KnR for visibility. nt tblue37 Mar 2016 #4
Kick! Heidi Mar 2016 #5

underpants

(182,274 posts)
3. Good, but....
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 04:38 PM
Mar 2016

Unless they act together they will get extended endlessly by the contractors who have plenty of money.

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