Marine Files A Camp Lejeune Lawsuit For His Multiple Myeloma Alleging It Was Caused By Camp Lejeune Drinking Water

The Marine's coverup of what they knew caused Camp Lejuene water cancer to be undiagnosed until it was too late, causing thousands of unnecessary deaths

Friday, August 12, 2022 - One of the first of thousands of Camp Lejeune water lawsuits have been filed against the Marine Corps and US government by a Camp Lejeune marine with cancer alleging that drinking the water on the base regularly for more than 30 days caused his life-threatening disease. According to PR NewsWire.com, "Lance Corporal Timothy Pugh, Ret., a Marine veteran who suffered multiple myeloma, and other injuries, as a result of exposure to the toxic water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune filed a lawsuit today against the United States under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022." The Camp Lejeune Justice Act was signed into law by the President of the United States yesterday as the centerpiece of the Honoring Our Pact Act, legislation designed to compensate military veterans for cancer caused by exposure to toxic burn pits and contaminated drinking water. Marine base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina is ground zero for drinking water contamination. The Marine Corps has known since the 1950's that their disposal methods of burning hazardous waste materials were leaching volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other deadly contaminants into the air and also into the underlying water table. Toxic chemicals from common waste products improperly disposed of are the cause of the chemical contamination. Some products made from PFAS forever chemicals are fast food, and food packaging, Teflon non-stick cookware, Gortex waterproof clothing, and others. Firefighting foam used to extinguish petroleum and jet-fuel fires on the base may have been carelessly and recklessly washed into the sewer drains to further contaminate water sources. Lance Corporal Timothy Pugh's Camp Lejeune water lawsuit was filed in the Easter District of North Carolina where Camp Lejeune is located and the alleged injuries occurred. According to PRN, all Camp Lejeune Justice Act lawsuits must be brought through this court.

Lance Corporal Pugh was diagnosed with multiple myeloma a type of fatal blood cancer in 2012. The complaint states that Corporal Pugh suffered, "personal injuries, together with his pain and suffering, loss of quality of life, loss of income and medical expenses as well as other damages," and holds the Marine Corps responsible for committing negligence, carelessness, and recklessness, PRN reports. The complaint also highlights that the Marine Corp put little effort to contact Marines to alert them to take immediate health action.

More than one million marines, civilian employees, and their family members have passed through Camp Lejeune since 1953 and many are suffering from cancer. Cancer has a latency period of 5-10 years and many more Camp Lejeune water cancer cases are sure to be diagnosed in the years to come. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act puts a time limit of 1987 on those who have cancer and Marines and others have a two-year window starting now to file a lawsuit. If you have received a cancer diagnosis or have a loved one who has died from cancer, you should contact a Camp Lejeune cancer attorney immediately.

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