Yes. If you lived at the Knox Trailer Park on Camp Lejeune, you are 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.
The Knox Trailer Park:
The old Knox Trailer Park was an on-base housing facility at Camp Lejeune. The neighborhood consisted of singlewide trailers adjacent to an outdoor burn dump on the base that has a long history of dangerous dumping of fuels, volatile organic compounds, pesticides, dry cleaning solvents and other contaminants.
Over a span of 44 years, about 260 infants whose mothers noted Knox Trailer Park as their homes died. Adult military personnel and their family members at Camp Lejeune suffered an extraordinary rate of different types of cancer and other debilitating and fatal illnesses. Here are some examples of just a few of them:
- Esophageal, bladder, lung, breast, kidney, bladder and liver cancer.
- Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
- Parkinson’s disease.
- Aplastic anemia.
- Multiple Myeloma.
- Female infertility.
- Birth defects.
Dangerous Chemicals Found in Camp Lejeune Water
Some of the sources of Camp Lejeune water were discovered to be contaminated with dangerous contaminants. Out of more than 70 of them found, the most dangerous ones follow They’re directly related to many of the above cancers or illnesses:
- Trichlorethylene (TCE).
- Tetrachlorethylene a/k/a perchloroethylene (PCE).
- Vinyl chloride.
The Camp Lejeune Justice Act
For decades, victims of contaminated water at Camp Lejeune were time barred from seeking compensation for the injuries and damages that they suffered as a result of the contaminated water there. On June 10, 2020, President Joe Biden signed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, and it became law immediately. This law operates to help veterans, their family members, former base employees and others who were exposed to contaminated Camp Lejeune water to file claims and lawsuits for the injuries and damages that they’ve suffered.
Take notice that the statute of limitations on this law only extends out to August 10, 2024 though, so potential claimants must exercise all due diligence.
Eligibility and Damages that Can be Sought
To be eligible to pursue damages under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, a veteran, their family members, former federal employees or contractors must have been present at the military facility for at least 30 days between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987. Those days need not be consecutive either. Damages that those people might seek include past and future medical bills, past and future lost earnings, any permanent disfigurement or disability, pain and suffering and any out-of-pocket expenses. Before a lawsuit is filed, a claim must be made with the federal government, so it’s critical that cases be pursued responsibly under federal law. Even family members of those who died from contaminated Camp Lejeune water can bring wrongful death actions.
Again, the statute of limitations on lawsuits brought under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act runs on August 10, 2024. Nearly all lawsuits brought after that date are likely to be barred. If you believe that you’re eligible to bring a claim or lawsuit under this new law, contact our offices as soon as you can for a free consultation and case review. You can tell us about how you believe that you developed cancer or another physical disorder while at the base and how you’ve been affected. We can answer your questions too. After that, we can talk about bringing a claim and lawsuit under the new legislation.
Remember that the statute of limitations on these cases expires on August 10, 2024. Contact our Camp Lejeune Justice Act lawyer here at Maison Law as soon as you can for that free consultation and case review.
