( February 18, 2026, 2:47 PM EST) -- RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. government on Feb. 17 filed a brief in North Carolina federal court arguing that, with regard to the litigation over drinking water contamination at Camp Lejeune, the Plaintiffs’ Leadership Group’s (PLG) motion in limine requesting that the district court preclude the government from offering evidence of any award, payment or benefit immaterial to and/or outside of the scope of the offset provision in the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA), should be denied except for with respect to the PLG’s requested relief regarding unenumerated programs such as TRICARE....