Camp Lejeune Legal Advocates Jerry Ensminger and Mike Partain, Along with Attorneys Mikal Watts and Thomas Henson, Energized by First Hearing in Camp Lejeune C Case

 Judge emphasizes cooperation and urgency in resolving Camp Lejeune cases.

RALEIGH, N.C., April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Hon. James Dever evoked the image of the Roman Empire when speaking about serving justice to the Marines and their families who were harmed by the toxic water at Marine Base Camp Lejeune. If each case went to trial independently, it would take the four U.S. District Court of Eastern North Carolina judges 1,900 years to get through — around the same time span of the Roman Empire.

Instead, Judge Dever made it clear that this litigation will advance quickly.

"Today was a great reminder that it is our responsibility to serve these Marines and their families now as they so faithfully served us," said trial attorney Mikal Watts of Watts Guerra and Camp Lejeune Legal.com. "I'm heartened to see that Judge Dever is moving this case rapidly to see justice served."

Retired USMC Master Sergeant Jerry Ensminger, who lost his 9-year-old daughter, Janey, to leukemia, shared that walking into the courtroom today felt surreal. "I have been fighting this fight for 25 years. To finally be here was proof that the wheels of justice do turn."

Watts, Ensminger, Advocate Mike Partain, and North Carolina attorney Thomas Henson of Henson Fuerst held a virtual town hall on Camp Lejeune Legal.com and the Camp Lejeune Legal Facebook page, answering questions from people affected by the toxic water at Camp Lejeune. The video of the town hall will be available in the coming days. 

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Camp Lejeune Legal is an association of law firms working together to pursue federal claims under the Camp LeJeune Justice Act. For these claims, Henson Fuerst of Raleigh, North Carolina (www.hensonfuerst.com) will associate with Watts Guerra LLC and the Law Office of Douglas Boxer. The attorneys of Henson Fuerst are licensed in North Carolina, and Henson Fuerst is the North Carolina firm responsible for the contents of this advertisement. The attorneys of Watts Guerra LLC working on this matter are licensed in Texas, the District of Columbia, and Minnesota. The Law Office of Douglas Boxer attorney is licensed in California. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements. Services might not be available in all states. *Past results afford no guarantee of future results. Every case is different and must be judged on its own merits. **Erin Brockovich, Jerry Ensminger, and Mike Partain are not attorneys.

SOURCE Camp Lejeune Legal