3 lawsuits filed Tuesday ; 6 more are scheduled to be filed Tuesday . The lawsuits are the first coordinated effort by plaintiffs to extract damages for the claimed health effects from the burn pits . Suits filed on behalf of veterans , contractors , their families . Suits blame health problems , deaths on emissions from burn pits . No long-term danger from smoke from Balad Air Force Base pit , military said in Wednesday .
3 lawsuits filed Tuesday ; 6 more are scheduled to be filed Tuesday . Suits filed on behalf of veterans , contractors , their families . Suits blame health problems , deaths on emissions from burn pits . No long-term danger from smoke from Balad Air Force Base pit , military said in Wednesday .