Camp Lejeune Water Lawsuits May Result In A Quick Settlement

Tens of thousands of Camp Lejeune lawsuits could be settled quickly if a plaintiff has had a particular type of disease associated with drinking contaminated tap water

Thursday, September 1, 2022 - Marines veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina for at least 30-days between 1953 and 1987 may file a Camp Lejeune lawsuit against the federal government if they developed cancer. Lawsuits offer the best means of fighting the government and getting financial compensation for thousands of veterans that have been denied VA benefits and also those whose lawsuits were denied in the past. According to United Press International (UPI) "In 2019, the U.S. Navy denied all 4,400 civil claims filed under the federal tort law for personal injuries or deaths related to the base's contamination," The lawsuits amounted to approximately $963 billion in damages. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act overrides the North Carolina Statute of Repose and removes the time restriction for filing a lawsuit. Marine veterans, civil employees, and contractors who suffered illnesses from drinking contaminated Camp Lejeune water and those who lost loved ones are finally getting the chance for justice. Punitive damages are not allowed under the new act but there is no cap on the amount of a jury award. Also, individuals harmed by the Camp Lejeune water or who had loved ones die from cancer have access to compensation for lost wages, medical expenses, and other associated costs, both past, present, and future. Juries will also consider compensation for the loss of consortium, pain and suffering, the mental anguish of losing a child, and other compensation available only through filing a lawsuit.

Camp Lejeune children are also the focus of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act. Mothers who lived on the base while pregnant drank contaminated Camp Lejeune water and suffered an unusually high number of miscarriages, stillbirths, and children with severe birth defects. Other children of Camp Lejeune Marines have died from childhood leukemia. The Navy rejected most of the claims because the plaintiffs' illnesses were not one of a limited number of types of cancer that the Veterans Administration (VA) thought to be a presumptive illness. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act expands that list to include many different types of cancer and also Parkinson's disease. If you or a loved one have had cancer or died from the disease, you should contact a Camp Lejeune water attorney for a free, no-cost consultation to determine if you have a case to sue the government. Lawsuits filed to date generally seek in the range of $10 to $25 million in compensatory damages, however, there is no guarantee of winning the case, amount of compensation, or the time it will take to receive the money. Camp Lejeune Justice Act lawsuits are not class-action and each case will be tried individually and stand or fall on its merits. Thousands of Camp Lejeune water lawsuits will probably be consolidated into multidistrict litigation and result in the government offering a lump-sum settlement. Plaintiffs are not bound by a government settlement offer and may elect to take their case to court.

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