Bipartisan efforts in both the House and Senate aim to add a cap to attorneys fees on lawsuits linked to exposure to toxic chemicals at a North Carolina marine base. But attorneys who are already working with clients to get some of the $6.1 billion made available via legislation passed last summer say the suggested caps are unreasonably low and the market will better police the process. 

“Passing the Camp Lejeune Justice Act was an important step toward providing long denied justice for veterans, their families, and civilian workers,” said Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-New York, when he announced the Protect Access to Justice for Veterans Act earlier this year. He said “bad actors” looking to take advantage of elderly vets were to blame for the bill.