President Biden has signed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, which creates a valid claim for victims of toxic water contamination at Camp Lejeune to pursue litigation against the federal government.
The Act allows anyone who lived, worked, or served at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days between 1953 and 1987 and suffered injuries or death from exposure to contaminated water to bring a claim within two years from Aug. 10, 2022, when the Act went into effect.
From 1953 to 1987, over one million military service personnel and their families were exposed to toxic water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in North Carolina. Those who may be eligible for compensation include military personnel, guardsmen, reservists, military family members, and civilian employees who worked on the base.
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Contaminated Water at Camp Lejeune
The water was contaminated with volatile organic compounds, degreasers, chemicals used on heavy machinery, and more than 70 other highly toxic substances. It was used for drinking, cooking, and bathing in enlisted family housing, barracks, schools, base hospitals, recreational areas, and administrative offices. The government knew about this contamination but took no action. It ignored experts’ warnings about contamination, site inspections and reports, and comments from military service members and their families that the water tasted like chemicals.
Any person that resided at Camp Lejeune or MCAS New River for at least 30 days between August 1953 and December 1987 and has a serious illness, miscarriage, or birth defect is potentially eligible for disability, health care, and compensation.
Common injuries include:
- Bladder Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Birth Defects and Birth Injuries
- Miscarriage
- Multiple Myeloma and other Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Adult Leukemia
- Aplastic Anemia and other Bone Marrow Conditions
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Renal Toxicity
- Neurobehavioral Effects (such as Parkinson’s disease or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS))
- Death
