Update on Camp Lejeune Lawsuit
Did you or a loved one live or work at United States Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, from 1953 to 1987? You may have a claim to file a Camp Lejeune Lawsuit. Were you or a loved one diagnosed with any of the following diseases? – Kidney cancer – Liver cancer...
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Government Lawyers Set Classification Rules for Camp Lejeune Survivors
In a sign that a resolution may be imminent, the Navy Department and Justice Department announced that they will structure the Camp Lejeune settlements into tiers. They are calling this method the “Elective Option,” which allows the Navy Department to focus its review on a few key aspects of a Camp Lejeune claim, such as...
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Frequently Asked Questions About the Camp Lejeune Lawsuit
For decades, the Marine Corps knew that Camp Lejeune residents were using contaminated water. Yet officials continually denied the problem. Over the years, a few people have filed civil actions, trying to obtain the compensation they needed and deserved. But judges threw out these cases on technicalities. The 2022 Camp Lejeune Justice Act created a...
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Justice for the Unborn Children of Camp Lejeune
Welcoming a baby into the family should be a joyous occasion – not one of mourning. However, for countless families that lived or worked in Camp Lejeune from August 1, 1953, to December 31, 1987 their happy occasions turned tragic due to their unknowing exposure to the contaminated water at Camp Lejeuene. The toxic levels...
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A Tour of Camp Lejeune
What is Camp Lejeune and Where Is It Located? Camp Lejeune is a well-known Marine Corp base in Jacksonville, NC. Established in 1941, it is one of the largest Marine Corp bases in the United States. The base is roughly 156,000 acres and spans 11 miles. Camp Lejeune is sandwiched between Wilmington and Morehead City,...
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VA Mishandled Prior Camp Lejeune Claims
Attention has been drawn to the Camp Lejeune Act that now allows those who suffered illness after ingesting contaminated water between the years of 1953 – 1987 a chance for compensation. Previously, more than 57,000 claims had been made to the Department of Veteran Affairs pertaining to illness linked to the contaminated drinking water at...
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President Biden Passes the Camp Lejeune Justice Act
On August 8th, 2022, President Biden passed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act which allows anyone who was affiliated with Camp Lejeune for 30 days or longer from August 1, 1953, through December 31, 1987, AND became sick from the tainted water to make a claim. As a result, those affected by tainted water at Camp...
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