Marine Corps Veterans May File A Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuit

About 14,000 Camp Lejeune Justice Act Claims have been filed so far

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - A US Marine veteran is blaming exposure to contaminated Camp Lejeune drinking water for the debilitating stroke he suffered and has filed a Camp Lejeune Justice Act lawsuit. According to CBSNews, Bruno Teixeira worked in the base's mess hall for three months in 1986 and inhaled toxic vapors from the steam table he worked over. Teixeira was otherwise healthy and did not smoke or drink. The causation with Camp Lejeune water was made by his doctor. The plaintiff's exposure to Camp Lejeune water contamination occurred about 30 years ago during 8-hour work days for three months when he was only 18-years old. His medical claims were originally denied by the government as his exposure to contaminated water was "less than maximum," whatever that means. A CBS News investigation has also confirmed what Camp Lejeune mothers have known for decades; that an alarming number of stillbirths, childhood cancer, and other life-threatening illnesses have claimed the lives of their young children. Thousands of women were pregnant during their stay at Camp Lejeune during the 30-years from 1953 to 1987. One marine is fighting the federal government for compensation because his 6-year-old daughter died from leukemia. The girl was born at Camp Lejeune. So many children have died at Camp Lejeune that one portion of the local cemetery is crowded with hundreds of tombstones of the children who died and is named "baby heaven." Many other children have experienced birth defects like cleft palette, and spinal development disorders. Camp Lejeune water contamination has also caused Marine Corps veterans to develop cancer, strokes, and heart attacks, in addition to Parkinson's disease, a debilitating neurological disorder. Until now, the Navy and Marine Corps have denied thousands of claims related to drinking contaminated Camp Lejeune water. Thousands of others have never been informed that Camp Lejeune water might be the cause of the death of their loved ones and never thought to seek compensation from the JAG.

The Camp Lejeune Justice Act is an integral part of the Honoring Our Pact Act Signed into law by President Biden in early August of 2022 and gives people the ability to file a Camp Lejeune Justice Act claim seeking an immediate lump-sum monetary award for their lost income, unreimbursed medical expenses, and pain and suffering. While punitive damages are not allowed under the terms of the CLJA, there is no limit to the amount one can claim. If the JAG fails to honor the claim either by outright denying it or by failing to respond within six months from the date of filing, one can file a Camp Lejeune Justice Act lawsuit seeking to be compensated. The Navy reports that 14000 claims have been filed yet none have been paid to our understanding. Legal experts expect 200 - 300,000 claims to be filed during the two-year window starting August 2022. US Marines, members of other branches of the Armed Services, civilian employees and independent contractors working on the base, and their family members are all entitled to file a claim if they spent at least 30- days at Camp Lejeune from 1953 to 1987, and have received cancer or Parkinson's disease diagnosis. ">

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