Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
For over 30 years, from 1953 to 1987, the water supply at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina was contaminated with toxic chemicals that are linked to serious and deadly health conditions.
Contaminants such as metal degreasers, dry-cleaning solvents and other industrial chemicals leaked into water used by residents and workers at the base for drinking, cleaning, cooking, and more. Though the rampant contamination was discovered decades ago, little has been done to rectify the situation in terms of compensation and benefits for those exposed until recently.
People impacted by the water contamination at Camp Lejeune include veterans, their families, non-military workers, contractors, and more.
Water Contamination Injuries
Camp Lejeune water contamination has resulted in serious health conditions and even death for those exposed. The variety of health conditions linked to toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune include the following:
Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Multiple Myeloma and other myelodysplastic syndromes
- Adult leukemia
- Aplastic anemia and other bone marrow conditions
Non-Cancer
- Parkinson’s disease
- Renal toxicity
- Birth defects and birth injury
- Miscarriage
- Neurobehavioral effects
Camp Lejeune Justice Act
The Camp Lejeune Justice Act is a new piece of legislation included in the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022.
This piece of legislation aims to hold the Military accountable for their inaction relating to the events at the military base in a new way: the Camp Lejeune Justice Act allows those exposed to toxic substances in the water at Camp Lejeune to sue and recover damages for related injuries.
The Camp Lejeune Justice Act overrides a previous North Carolina statute that made litigation of this sort previously unfeasible.
About the Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuit
Lawyers across the country are accepting clients for the Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuit. These lawsuits aim to implement the Camp Lejeune Justice Act to its full extent.
The Camp Lejeune Lawsuit is expected to operate much in the same way that multidistrict litigation (MDL) is handled: centralizing all exposure lawsuits in the U.S. District Court: Eastern District of North Carolina.
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuits can be filed on behalf of veterans, family members, non-military staff, deceased family members or loved ones, and even unborn children who were exposed to toxic water in-utero.
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