Camp Lejeune Attorneys in New York

Camp Lejeune Water Contamination

Camp Lejeune a Marine Corps base in North Carolina, was contaminated with toxic chemicals, including VOCs (volatile organic compounds), benzene, vinyl chloride (VC), trichloroethylene (TCE), and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) as well as other carcinogens from 1953 to 1987. Thirty years of contamination has impacted military personnel, military facility staff, and families that lived in the surrounding area. All of which were exposed to these toxic chemicals through contaminated water at Camp Lejeune Marine Base and developed cancer, neurologic disorders, and other health conditions.

Please contact our office if you or a loved one believes that you were exposed to the toxic chemicals at Camp Lejeune and have been diagnosed with cancer or another health issue including, but not limited to:

• Aplastic anemia
• Birth complications
• Cancer (bladder, breast, esophageal, kidney, liver, lung)
• Female infertility or miscarriages
• Hepatic steatosis
• Leukemia
• Multiple myeloma
• Myelodysplastic syndromes
• Neurobehavioral effects
• Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
• Parkinson’s disease
• Renal toxicity
• Scleroderma

The above conditions have been identified but if you feel that you or your loved have been similarly injured or contracted a disease due to exposure at camp Lejeune you should still contact us.

Commonly Asked Questions

What if your loved one passed away a long time ago?

You may still have a case congress passed the “Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2021” which allows individuals and their loved ones injured by their exposure to bring a case as long as it is filed by August 10, 2024. Even if an estate was never created, we can still assist any heirs in obtaining a recovery.

Who can file a claim?

Claims are not limited to those that served it the military. Military families, civilians, and anyone who lived or worked on base for at least 30 days between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987 may be eligible to file aclaim.

How much time did you or your loved one need to spend at Camp Lejeune to have a claim?

To file you or your loved one needed to have sent at least 30 days at Camp Lejeune. Children qualify even if the time they spent 30 days at Camp Lejeune in utero.

What if you have recovered from your illness or your loved one has passed away?

You may still have a case as long as it is filed by August 10, 2024.