The Survivors Of Military Veterans Who Served At Camp Lejeune May Be Entitled To A Large Lump Sum Settlement

The federal government will pay lump sums to those who have been injured by drinking Camp Lejeune tap water

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 - Millions of people were exposed to toxic, carcinogenic tap water at Marine Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina from 1953 to 1987 because the US Navy, Marine Corps, and the Defense Department failed in their sworn duty to protect them. People living, working, and playing at Camp Lejeune, including thousands of pregnant women, drank tap water laced with volatile organic compounds. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the VOC, contaminants were found in Camp Lejeune drinking water including "industrial solvents, such as trichloroethylene; fuel oxygenates, such as methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE); or by-products produced by chlorination in water treatment, such as chloroform. VOCs are often components of petroleum fuels, hydraulic fluids, paint thinners, and dry cleaning agents." Even more disturbing, however, is recently finding PFAS forever chemicals allegedly from the improper disposal of firefighting foam, having further contaminated the water table and tap water supplied to the base. This opens the door to Camp Lejeune water lawsuits against 3M, DuPont, and hundreds of other companies that manufactured or sold toxic firefighting foam to the military. Firefighting foam is used to extinguish jet fuel and petroleum fires and was mandatory at all military and civilian airports for over fifty years. Millions of people who used firefighting foam or who live near airports or military bases should have their tap water tested for forever chemicals and if positive, discontinue using the water immediately. Birth defects, stillbirths, and miscarriages are being attributed to drinking Camp Lejeune water in addition to a variety of types of cancer and neurological problems like Parkinson's disease. So many children have died from cancer at Camp Lejeune that a portion of the local cemetery is called "Baby Heaven."

The Camp Lejeune Justice Act allows any service member that resided or worked on the base for at least 30-days from 1953 to 1987 the right to file a Camp Lejeune Justice Act Claim seeking immediate, lump-sum monetary compensation, potentially in the millions of dollars, from the federal government to pay for their negligence, carelessness, and recklessness in failing to warn about dangers to human health lurking in their kitchen tap water. If one's claim is denied, as thousands have been denied in the past, mostly in error, you may file a Camp Lejeune water lawsuit seeking compensation. A Camp Lejeune water attorney can not only file the requisite paperwork and supporting documents timely and proper, but also assist in determining the maximum lump sum to request. While punitive damages are unavailable at this time, there is no limit to the amount of income replacement and pain and suffering the victims may have suffered or will suffer in the future. Others that may file Camp Lejeune Justice Act lawsuits included civilian employees and contractors. As cancer is usually a fatal disease many victims of the Camp Lejeune water contamination crisis may have already died. The surviving spouses, siblings, or children may also file a Camp Lejeune Justice Act lawsuit having been denied the benefits of living with the diseased.

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