If you consumed water on Hospital Point, you may be eligible for the Camp Lejeune Justice Act Water Contamination Lawsuit.
Please see our resource dedicated to the Camp Lejeune Lawsuit for answers to all of your questions.
Or, if you’re ready to sign up for the lawsuit, call us today or fill out our intake forms.
Hospital Point Water Contamination:
Hospital Point is a residential area of Camp Lejeune with housing for active-duty military personnel, retired veterans and civilian residents. The area is connected to the Hadnot Point water treatment facility which was the primary source of water contamination at Camp Lejeune from the mid-1950s until the early 1980s. The federal government did nothing to remediate the contamination, nor did it warn users of Camp Lejeune of it. Water samples at Hospital Point included more than 70 contaminants. Of particular concern were the following which were known to be connected with various cancers, physical conditions and illnesses:
- Tetrachlorethylene, also known as Perchloroethylene (PCE).
- Trichloroethylene (TCE).
- Vinyl chloride.
Cancers, Illnesses and Conditions Connected to Camp Lejeune Water
Over the course of about 35 years, an alarming number of cancers, illnesses or conditions were suffered by Camp Lejeune active and retired military personnel, their family members and civilian employees. Within a high degree of medical certainty, those were traced back to the water on the base that people drank, bathed in, cooked with or otherwise used Water from the Hadnot Point water treatment facility at the base was the source of the water consumed at Hospital Point. Here are some of the medical conditions that have been linked to the contaminants found in that water:
- Esophageal, breast, lung, bladder, kidney and liver cancer.
- Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
- Parkinson’s disease.
- Multiple myeloma.
- Female infertility.
- Birth defects.
- Wrongful deaths.
The Camp Lejeune Justice Act
There were few legal options available for the victims who were affected by the Camp Lejeune water contamination, but on August 10, 2022, President Joe Biden passed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act into law, and it became effective immediately. Individuals and families who have been affected by contaminated water at Camp Lejeune can now file personal injury lawsuits against the federal government for their cancers, illnesses and damages. With those lawsuits, they can seek compensation for the damages that they suffered, including their past and future medical bills, lost earnings, permanent disfigurement or disability, pain and suffering and other damages.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible to file a Camp Lejeune Justice Act lawsuit, you need only have served or been employed at the base for 30 days between August 1, 1953 and January 31, 1987. The required 30 days need not be consecutive either.
If you suffered a form of cancer or an illness that you attribute to water at Camp Lejeune during the time period mentioned above, you’ll be in need of a qualified, experienced and aggressive Camp Lejeune Compensation Act lawyer. You can contact us for a free consultation and case review here at Maison Law. We’re going to listen to you carefully and answer your questions too. Then, we’ll advise you of all of your options under the new legislation. The statute of limitations on these cases expires on August 10, 2024. An appropriate claim must be filed with the government before you can file your lawsuit, so contact us as soon as you can. If neither a claim nor a lawsuit is timely filed, you’ll likely be barred from proceeding further. Contact us for that free consultation and case review at your earliest opportunity.
