Camp Lejeune Lawsuit
Health Care & Financial Compensation
Camp Lejeune is a Marine Corps base in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
From 1953 to 1987 Marines and their families drank and bathed in toxin-contaminated water that was 240 to 3,400 times more toxic than permitted by safety standards.1
Since August 2, 2022, the Camp Lejeune Justice Act allows those exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune to sue and recover damages if they were exposed for at least 30 days from August 1, 1953, to December 31, 1987.1&6
If you or a loved one have suffered injuries such as cancer, and even death, please contact us immediately for the ongoing Camp Lejuene lawsuit.
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Camp Lejeune Injuries and Side Effects
Health studies mailed to over 223,055 Camp Lejeune former marines, employees, and dependents from 2011-2012 concluded contaminated water at USMC Base Camp Lejeune was associated with an increased risk for bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and kidney disease. 3
In 1980-85, Camp Lejuene’s water-quality testing and sampling program found the water to contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride, and benzene. 3
The VOCs found in the Camp Lejeune water supply are classified as human carcinogens that have an association with the following:
- Bladder cancer
- Brain cancer
- Breast cancer
- Cardiac defects
- Choanal atresia
- Miscarriage or fetal death
- Multiple myeloma
- Myelodysplastic syndromes
- Neural tube defects
- Neurological and neurobehavioral performance deficits, memory issues, confusion, and visual perception deficits
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Parkinson’s disease
- Premature birth and small for gestational age
- Prostate or rectal cancer
- Scleroderma
- End-stage renal disease
- Esophageal cancer
- Impaired immune system function
- Kidney cancer
- Leukemia
- Liver cancer
- Liver cirrhosis
- Lung cancer
- Maror malformations and oral cleft defects
Camp Lejeune Case Information & Settlements
In 2012, the Camp Lejeune Families Act was passed allowing the VA to provide cost-free health care to Veterans who served at least 30 days of active duty from August 1, 1953, to December 31, 1987, at Camp Lejune. 5
Qualifying health conditions include:
- Esophageal cancer
- Breast cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Lung cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Leukemia
- Myelodysplastic syndromes
- Hepatic steatosis
- Miscarriage
- Neurobehavioral effects
- Multiple myeloma
- Renal toxicity
- Female infertility
- Scleroderma
- Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Camp Lejuene is a Marine Corp Base in Jacksonville, North Carolina built in 1941
Past Camp Lejeune Lawsuits
- 2009 Camp Lejeune water contamination victims began filing against U.S. government under the Federal Tort Claims Act4
- 2012 Every Camp Lejeune lawsuit was consolidated into a multidistrict litigation class action lawsuit4
- 2017 Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) finalized a new rule that provided disability benefits to veterans who developed eight diseases in connection with Camp Lejeune service between 1953 and 1987 3
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Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with Leukemia after using Camp Lejeune?
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Current Camp Lejeune Lawsuits
In 2022, the Camp Lejeune Justice Act was passed that allows those exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune to sue for financial damages. 1
Prior to this act, many victims were unable to sue as a result of North Carolina’s statute of repose. 4
Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 allows those exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune to sue and recover damages
Eligibility for Camp Lejeune lawsuit
If you are a loved one served, lived, or worked at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987, you may be qualified for the Camp Lejeune Justice Act.
FDA & Scientific Studies on Camp Lejeune
In 1974, the base required the safe disposal of solvents to prevent drinking water contamination, yet these solvents were mishandled and dumped or buried near Camp Lejeune base wells for years. 2
- 1981 Military officials knew there were potentially dangerous organic compounds detected in the drinking water 2
- 1980-85 Water-qualify testing and sampling program detected volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in some water supply wells 3
- 2008 President George W. Bush signed an act that required the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to develop a survey to identify all persons exposed to volatile organic compounds at Camp Lejeune 3
- 2011-2012 A study conducted by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) concluded contaminated water at Camp Lejeune was associated with both marines’ and civilian employees’ increased risk for kidney cancer, kidney disease, and bladder cancer 3
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) determined that the contamination began in the 1950s and continued until highly contaminated wells were removed from service in early 1985. 3
Individuals must prove they were stationed at Camp Lejuene for 30 consecutive days to qualify under the Camp Lejuene Justice Act
Questions asked by Camp Lejeune Lawyers
Did you or a loved one live or work at Camp Lejeune between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987?
The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 dictates that only those who lived or worked at Camp Lejeune within this 34-year time period are eligible for compensation.
Were you stationed at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 consecutive days?
The victims of Camp Lejeune water contamination must have served at least 30 consecutive days at the base camp to qualify for a lawsuit.
Camp Lejeune Lawsuit FAQs
Toxic solvents were mishandled and dumped near Camp Lejeune base wells in the 1940s. 2 The incorrect disposal of these solvents then resulted in water contamination throughout the base.
Contact us to see if you qualify for the Camp Lejeune lawsuit.
Eligibility is date specific. If you or a loved one lived or worked at Camp Lejeune between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987 you are ligible to sue for damages.
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As of right now, there is no clear timeframe for a Camp Lejuene case, given the recency of the Camp Lejuene Justice Act.
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First thing is first, you need to consult a Camp Lejuene lawyer to determine if you qualify to file a case.
Camp Lejuene lawsuits are no longer subject to the statute of repose in North Caroline thanks to the 2022 Camp Lejuen Justice Act.
This is a new lawsuit so there is still limited information available.
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6 Cited Articles
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Lejeune
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-aug-26-na-military-cancer26-story.html
- https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/sites/lejeune/morbiditystudy_factsheet.html
- https://clnr.hqi.usmc.mil/clwater/, https://www.elglaw.com/faq/expected-camp-lejeune-settlement-amount/
- https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/camp-lejeune/
- https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2192#:~:text=This%20bill%20allows%20certain%20individuals,for%20at%20least%2030%20days.
IMPLICATED PRODUCTS
Water Contamination at Camp Lejeune
CARCINOGEN (substance, organism or agent capable of causing cancer)
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) – Benzene, Trichloroethylene (TCE), Tetrachloroethylene (PCE), and Vinyl chloride
RELATED INJURIES
Leukemia; Aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes; Bladder cancer; Kidney cancer; Liver cancer; Multiple myeloma; Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; Parkinson’s disease; Birth defects
TOP SETTLEMENT/JURY VERDICT
$1 million
DEFENDANTS
U.S. government
