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Lawsuits Are Filed in North Carolina Federal Court
Former Marines and their family members who lived on Camp Lejeune during the period 1953 to 1987 for 30 days or more, and who were later diagnosed with cancer, can now file a federal court lawsuit in the Eastern District of North Carolina to get legal compensation from the US Government for Camp Lejeune cancer claims, according to the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022. The legal liability basis for these North Carolina lawsuits is that some of the groundwater at Camp Lejeune was contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals which made their way into wells that provided the water used by people who lived on Camp Lejeune from 1953 to 1987.
In more detail, if you served at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in North Carolina, or lived there as a civilian, for at least 30 days from August 1953 through December 1987, you may have consumed or had contact with benzene, vinyl chloride, and other harmful chemicals in the water that could cause various types of cancer many years later. These contaminated Camp Lejeune locations are shown on this Coverage Area map from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Some of the cancers associated with Camp Lejeune contaminated water:
- Bladder cancer
- Breast cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Leukemia
- Liver cancer
- Lung cancer
- Multiple myeloma
- Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL)
In addition, these medical conditions (which are not cancers) have been linked to the toxic water used at Camp Lejeune:
- Aplastic anemia (and related syndromes)
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
- Hepatic steatosis / Fatty liver disease
More Information re: Camp Lejeune Cancer Cases
Camp Lejeune Claims for Veterans and Family Diagnosed With Cancers
Camp Lejeune Justice Act: Cases, Claims, and Lawsuits Overview
Camp Lejeune Legal Advertisements and Town Hall Events in North Carolina, Around the Country
Camp Lejeune Lawsuit “Offset” Reduction to Legal Compensation: The Issue is If and How Much
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Coverage Area Map (US Department of Veterans Affairs)