Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Steps In A Camp Lejeune Justice Act Lawsuit
The Camp Lejeune Justice Act paved the way for service members and employees—anybody who was stationed at the camp, in any capacity, for 30 days or more, from 1953-1987–who were sickened by poisoned water at Camp Lejeune, to sue the government for illnesses, diseases, and disabilities, that were caused by exposure to those toxic… Read More »
What Would A Crash Proof Human Body Actually Look Like?
Are our bodies made to withstand car accidents? Well, we get injured in them, so we know that’s not the case. But how unequipped is human biology and physiology to withstand the forces of a car accident? What would our bodies have to look like, evolve into, or mutate to, in order to truly… Read More »
Lawmakers Still Trying To Make It Difficult For Service People To Recover Damages
Despite new laws that have revived claims for those sickened, poisoned or injured by contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and despite the government’s now well-known history of denials of contaminated water claims, it seems that some lawmakers still want to deprive injured victims of their day in court. The new law passed this year,… Read More »
There Is A Risk When Strangers Walk Into Your Home
Would you let a total stranger into your home? Just unlock the door, and let someone in, with no prior knowledge of who they were, or what their background was? You probably wouldn’t. But in fact, you do this every day, all the time, when you order items to be delivered from online or… Read More »
Babies And Kids: Forgotten Victims Of Camp Lejeune Poisoned Water
When we think about exposure to toxic chemicals, or poisoned water, such as the kind of poisons that infected the water at Camp Lejeune from the 1950s to the 1980s, we often think of the diseases that soldiers, servicemembers, and staff at the camp may have contracted. But as innocent as the soldiers were,… Read More »
Issues With Hold Harmless Agreements In Amusement Park Injuries
You likely already know that if you are injured in an amusement park, that the park can be liable for the injuries that the park causes to you. Often the injuries are the same as they would be in or on any typical property such as a dangerous condition being on the ground that… Read More »
Watch Out For The So-Called Independent Medical Examination
In a typical car accident case, your treating doctor will likely be one of your witnesses. Your doctor, testifying as a medical expert, will tell the jury what you went through, the nature and extent of your injuries, and how the accident is expected to affect you going forward into the future. But what… Read More »
Toxic Water Was The Solution To Mystery Illnesses At Camp Lejeune
Service members and contractors and employees who were sickened by the toxic water at Camp Lejeune, may already know to look out for the telltale signs of illness, such as cancers or birth defects. But toxins do different things to the human body, and more and more, former service members and military employees are… Read More »
A Look At Symptoms And Diseases Caused By Contaminated Water At Camp Lejeune
For many years, servicemembers and employees, among others, stationed at Camp Lejeune, were unknowingly sickened by contaminated water at Camp Lejeune Army Base in North Carolina. Nobody knew that contaminants being dumped or buried in the land near Camp Lejeune, were also seeping into the water supply, contaminating the Camp’s inhabitants, employees, and contractors… Read More »
Mistakes People Make After Slip And Fall Accidents
If you fall inside a store, or on a business’ premises, it is hard to believe that you can do anything wrong. After all, you are the victim, and are now suffering because of a store’s carelessness. But there are things that people often do, usually innocently, that can hurt their ability to recover… Read More »
