Category Archives: Camp Lejeune
Camp Lejeune Trials are Bringing More Legal Questions
As you may have heard or read, the government has been slow to settle Camp Lejeune lawsuits, and that means that there is a backlog of Camp Lejeune toxic water cases just waiting to get to trial. They will not all be tried. For many, sadly, victims may pass away before a trial can… Read More »
The Deadline To File Camp Lejeune Lawsuits is Less Than a Year Away
According to congressional budget analysis, it was projected that settlements for Camp Lejeune lawsuits could reach or even top about $21 billion. Turns out they were off—by a lot. Because as of today, the claims that have been filed by veterans sickened by the water at Camp Lejeune, have reached about $3.3 trillion (again,… Read More »
Government Asserts Confusing and Insulting Defenses in Camp Lejeune Cases
It has been well documented that Camp Lejeune cases have been very slow to settle. Despite the law being passed over a year ago that gave new life to service members and employees who were sickened by toxic water at Camp Lejeune anytime between 1953-1987, the government has generally sat on many claims, doing… Read More »
Study Shows Link Between Camp Lejeune Contamination and Parkinson’s Disease
It is now generally accepted that those stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1953-1087, who were exposed to the toxic contaminated water during that time, have been sickened by the toxins in that water. It is so obvious, that the government recently changed the laws, allowing those who worked or were stationed at Camp Lejeune… Read More »
Contaminated Camp Lejeune Water Can Poison People Quickly
When we talk about or when you hear about the people sickened by the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, it seems like these are just ambiguous, unknown people, with diseases that come from a medical journal. It is often easy to forget that the people made ill by the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune… Read More »
When Camp Lejeune Claims Are Being Evaluated, This Is What Will Matter
As you may have heard, the government has been very slow to settle Camp Lejeune lawsuits—in fact, almost none have settled, leading to the courts being flooded with claims from servicemembers and employees and others, who were stationed at the camo between the target period of 1953-1987. But because the government has not settled… Read More »
There Are Unknowns As Camp Lejeune Lawsuits Start To Be Filed
When someone files a lawsuit for an illness, disease or disability caused by exposure to the toxic water in Camp Lejeune, that lawsuit doesn’t go straight into a traditional court. Rather, there is a six month waiting period, when the government has to evaluate those claims, and has a chance to settle those claims,… Read More »
While Camp Lejeune Claims Sit, People Are Dying
When a new law was passed in August of 2022, allowing those sickened by water at Camp Lejeune to sue for a wide variety of illnesses caused by contaminated toxins in the water, there was a fair mix of those who were ill, and those who had died because of illnesses. But as time… Read More »
Camp Lejeune Victims Ask To Have Their Deposition Taken Early
Lawsuits have an order to them, like so many other things in life. For example, you need to do discovery (that is, get information and evidence from the other side), before you have your trial. You need to file your lawsuit, before you have a trial. And you need to file your lawsuit before… Read More »
Camp Lejeune Disease And Illness Classifications
One question potential victims of the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune ask is whether their symptoms, or what they are suffering from, were indeed caused by their time at Camp Lejeune. Because the chemicals that entered into the water and sickened those at the base are so toxic, that is a hard question to… Read More »
