# First-ever Camp Lejeune Justice Act trial begins in North Carolina

Attorney advertising. Brief by Lou Schwartz, Schwartz & Associates, PC, Atlanta, Georgia. Published 2026-10-26; updated 2026-10-26. Responsible attorney: Lou Schwartz. Canonical: https://www.snalawyers.com/insights/first-ever-camp-lejeune-justice-act-trial-begins-in-north-carolina

The first trial brought under the 2022 Camp Lejeune Justice Act opened in federal court in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as a bench trial before Judge Terrence Boyle. The case involves former Marine Frank Mousser, who alleges his kidney cancer was caused by contaminated drinking water at the base, a claim the government disputes on causation grounds. Three more Track 1 bellwether cases are queued for trial, and the Plaintiffs' Leadership Group separately asked the court late last week to require a census of claimants with 25 specific diseases as part of a broader settlement framework, as settlement talks continue ahead of an October 30 target the judges set for a global resolution.

**Why it matters.** As the first adjudicated test of a Camp Lejeune Justice Act claim, the outcome could shape how the government and plaintiffs value thousands of other pending water-contamination claims.

## Sources

1. [First Camp Lejeune Justice Act trial begins (WHQR)](https://www.whqr.org/2026-10-26/first-camp-lejeune-justice-act-trial-begins-as-settlement-talks-advance)

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