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Red Hill Water Contamination Lawsuit: Institutional Accountability
Representing military families harmed by the Pearl Harbor water crisis.
Brave People Sent a Message to the United States
Clean water is a national security issue. To maintain our position of readiness, we must protect our families and military communities from harm. We must provide safe housing and safe water.
The Red Hill water contamination is a catastrophic infrastructure failure and a profound betrayal of trust. Military family members continue to suffer because of the U.S. Navy’s institutional secrecy and a systematic failure to deliver honest medical care. This litigation led alongside co-counsel Hosoda Law Group, remains a cornerstone of our work representing military families exposed to toxic soil and water, shedding light on the gaslighting of families who drank poisoned water while officials assured them it was safe.
Military Families in Hawaii Say Water Tainted by Jet Fuel Made Them Sick | 60 Minutes | April 28, 2024
The U.S. Military was Negligent. The People Held Them Accountable.
The Red Hill investigation exposed a profound gap between official military statements and the biological reality of fuel ingestion. When thousands of residents reported water that smelled of fuel and caused physical distress, officials hid the truth. Instead of acting transparently, they prioritized operational optics over human health.
We stood with the families who refused to be silenced by this gaslighting. Our advocacy focused on the long-term medical consequences of fuel ingestion, including persistent neurological damage, systemic organ toxicity, and chemical encephalopathy. The families we represented are the living evidence of a system that failed its most basic duty to protect the people who serve our country.
The Navy told sick families that they were not sick
More than 100 injured family members and civilians filed federal court claims against the U.S. Navy over the catastrophic contamination near the Red Hill fuel storage facility.
View the full brief: Patrick Feindt, Jr., et al., v. USA
A Movement Born from Neglect and Secrecy
The Red Hill water contamination represents a profound betrayal of trust that highlighted a pattern of neglect and secrecy. While the active intake window for this case has closed, the movement for truth and accountability continues.
We cannot continue to poison families on American soil and then fail to warn them. The litigation established a reckoning. The legacy is the lasting change we demand for every military family.
Red Hill Advocacy
We gathered with families to discuss health and the state of the legal claims against the Navy and landlords.
Red Hill Briefing, Washington D.C. Jamie Simic and Major Mandy Feindt brief Congress
Town Hall, December 13-14, 2022
Central Town Hall, August 16, 2022
Town Hall, February 2022
Round Table, January 2022
Who We Are
We represent sick families against the institutions that made them sick.
Kristina Baehr
Kristina Baehr is a national trial lawyer and the founder of Just Well, a law firm dedicated to justice and wellness. She represents families poisoned in their own homes, schools, and communities — taking on corporations and governments that made them sick.
A Princeton and Yale Law graduate, Kristina rose to partner at a national trial firm, helping clients recover over $1 billion against Big Pharma and Big Tech before serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Army, Air Force, and VA.
After her own family was harmed by toxic exposure, she founded Just Well to fight for others. Today, her team leads landmark cases for families impacted by toxic mold, contaminated soil and water, and gas and chemical exposure.
Lyle Hosoda
Lyle Hosoda is one of Hawaii’s best trial lawyers and President and CEO of Hosoda Law Group. He has represented companies and individuals in complex civil litigation for over 35 years. He has litigated personal injury claims in and around aircraft and airports, fuel contamination damages, and aircraft and helicopter crashes.
Mr. Hosoda has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a top litigation attorney in Honolulu every year since 2013. He has also been named by Honolulu Magazine as one of the best lawyers in several litigation specialties since 2014.
With close personal ties to Red Hill, he is committed to serving the sick families affected by the Navy’s errors.
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