Hawaii families receive payouts for 2021 fuel leak that sickened thousands

Judge grants payments between $5,000 and $104,000 after second world war-era tank leak contaminated water supplyA federal judge has awarded more than $680,000 to 17 families who say they were sickened by a leak from a second-world-war era fuel tank into a US navy drinking water system in Hawaii in 2021.The bellwether cases set the legal tone for another 7,500 military family members, civilians and service members whose lawsuits are still awaiting resolution. Continue reading...