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A North Carolina man recently filed a new Camp Lejeune lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. He claims that while he was stationed at Camp Lejeune military base, he was exposed to chemicals from firefighting foams that caused him…
The average American family uses more than 300 gallons of water every day. Whether you’re showering, brushing your teeth, or pouring yourself a glass because you’re thirsty, you assume that your water supply is safe. For more than 30 years, over a million people who…
As the number of Camp Lejeune water contamination lawsuits increases, a new lawsuit has raised awareness of potential contamination at other military facilities. A group of plaintiffs has together filed a case against the U.S. government in the U.S. District Court for the District of…
On August 10, 2022, President Biden signed the new Camp Lejeune Justice Act into law. This act makes it possible for veterans, their families, and anyone who lived at the military base between 1953 and 1987 to file a lawsuit against the government for contaminated…
On August 2, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an interim decision for the pesticide paraquat. After examining the evidence concerning the pesticide’s potential health effects, the agency finalized new, stronger safety measures to reduce exposure for applicators, but did not ban the…
A California man recently filed a new Camp Lejeune lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He seeks compensation for water contamination-related illness under the recently passed Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022. Plaintiff Blames Contaminated Water for Kidney…
On August 11, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022. It allows military veterans to file civil lawsuits against the U.S. Government for harm caused by at least 30 days of exposure to water (including in utero exposure) at…
A Pennsylvania man who suffers from Parkinson’s disease recently filed a paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. He claims that after being exposed to the herbicide, he was diagnosed with the neurological disease. On June 7, 2021, the…
The U.S. Navy is facing scrutiny now that new details have emerged about a fuel spill that poisoned the water at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam last year. A military investigation released in July found that officials told families the water was safe to drink even…
Servicemembers and civilians who became sick because of Camp Lejeune’s toxic water supply can now “present” a claim and later sue the federal government thanks to a bipartisan bill that passed on August 10, 2022. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act is part of the PACT…