Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuit, Settlements

Camp Lejeune, located in Jacksonville, North Carolina, is the largest Marine Corps base on the East Coast. Service members, along with their families and civilians, that lived and worked at Camp Lejeune between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987, may have been exposed to toxic water sources that likely caused birth defects and cancer, among other devastating diseases.

New legislation enabling people to seek compensation for harms suffered from exposure to toxic water at Camp Lejeune and the Camp Lejeune training facility has been passed by Congress and signed into law by the President. If you spent at least 30 days on the base and believe you were affected, we can help. Our experienced attorneys will help you navigate the new law to receive the compensation you may be entitled to.

Camp Lejeune presumptive illness

The toxic water at Camp Lejeune has many sources, including improper toxic chemical dumping, underground storage tanks that are believed to have leaked at least a million gallons of fuel, and a dry cleaning operation.

A disclosure from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) revealed that two wells at the base that were closed in 1985 contained toxic compounds, including:

• Trichloroethylene (TCE)
• Perchloroethylene (PCE)
• Benzene
• Vinyl chloride
• And other dangerous compounds

Unsafe levels of these toxins are known to cause several diseases and health defects, including:

• Birth defects
• Cancer, including bladder, breast, cervical, esophageal, kidney, leukemia, liver, lung, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and ovarian cancers
• Cardiac effects
• Female infertility and miscarriages
• Hepatic steatosis (liver disease)
• Neurobehavioral effects
• Parkinson's disease
• Renal toxicity (kidney injury or disease)
• Scleroderma