Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
Have you or a loved one gotten sick after consuming water at Camp Lejeune? If so, you need an experienced and dedicated personal injury attorney to advocate aggressively on your behalf.
Camp Lejeune is a Marine Corps base in North Carolina. For decades, people living and working at Camp Lejeune unwittingly drank water that was contaminated with:
- Trichloroethylene (TCE)
- Perchloroethylene (PCE)
- Benzene
- Vinyl chloride
- Other dangerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
If you became sick after living or working at Camp Lejeune, call the Luff Law Firm, an authority on personal injury law.
Who Is Eligible to File a Camp Lejeune Lawsuit?
Wondering if you can file a Camp Lejeune lawsuit? You may be eligible if:
- You lived, worked, served, or were exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987;
- You were exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune for 30 days or more; and
- You developed a disease or were otherwise injured as a result.
It’s time you receive justice for the losses you have suffered as a result of drinking contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
To ensure you have the best chance at compensation, call the Luff Law Firm.
What is the Honoring Our PACT Act?
Congress is currently considering legislation that would allow those injured by contaminated water at Camp Lejeune to file a lawsuit seeking compensation.
Several years ago, a number of lawsuits were brought alleging injuries caused by Camp Lejeune’s water. Unfortunately, these cases were dismissed when the court ruled that North Carolina’s 10-year statute of repose barred the claims. For several years, veterans groups have been working with Congress to pass a law that would allow victims of Camp Lejeune’s contaminated water to obtain justice.
On June 17, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Honoring Our PACT Act, which contains language that would allow individuals and their families to seek compensation from the U.S. government for injuries caused by contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. On March 3, 2022, the House passed the Honoring Our PACT Act, and the Senate passed a slightly modified version on June 16, 2022. The House is expected to consider and pass the Senate’s version sometime in July and send it to President Biden for signing.
The statute specifically waives any defense based on the statute of repose, which proved fatal to previous litigation, and allows suits to be brought for two years following the date of the passage of the Act or 180 days after the date that the U.S. government denies an administrative claim for compensation.
If you got sick after living, working, or being stationed at Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987, you could be entitled to financial compensation for your injuries. The Luff Law Firm has successfully helped thousands of claimants obtain justice.
Filing an Administrative Claim
In order to file a claim against the U.S. government, an individual must file a Standard Form 95 with the proper federal agency. Standard Form 95 is an administrative claim form that identifies the injuries alleged and the alleged cause of those injuries. Under the federal tort claims act, an individual cannot bring a lawsuit against the U.S. government until the administrative claim has been denied. However, if the administrative claim is not denied within six months of the filing of the claim, it may be presumed denied, and an individual may proceed to file a lawsuit in federal court.
Health Effects of Contaminated Camp Lejeune Water
Camp Lejeune’s contaminated water has been connected to a number of diseases and health issues, including:
Cancer
- Bladder
- Breast
- Esophageal
- Kidney
- Liver
- Lung
- Multiple Myeloma
- Leukemia
- Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Fertility, pregnancy, or birth defects
- Infertility
- Miscarriage
- Birth defect
- Congenital malformation
Other diseases
- Aplastic anemia
- Hepatic steatosis (fatty liver disease)
- Myelodysplastic syndromes
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Renal toxicity
- Scleroderma
