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The big news is that there is a Camp Lejeune settlement offer for some victims. The Department of Justice and the Navy have introduced a streamlined process known as the “Elective Option” to expedite compensation for individuals affected by the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, which occurred between the 1950s and 1980s and resulted in various health issues.  The word expedite is no mistake.  They want you to know they will try to get you your settlement amounts faster under this option.

Is this Camp Lejeune settlement offer exciting?  No. It is less than Camp Lejeune lawyers expected from the DOJ in their first shot across the bow.  But it will appeal to victims in a small minority of cases… and it is a start. (Could they have made this same settlement offer a year ago?  Yes.  But that is a story for another day.)

On this page, we will go over the basics of the Camp Lejeune settlement program and explain exactly who qualifies for it and how much compensation they would get.

Our attorneys are handling Camp Lejeune leukemia lawsuits in all 50 states.  Our lawyers believe that the connection between leukemia and the toxic water at Lejeune is extremely strong and, as we discuss below, why recent developments lead us to believe that the leukemia claims may be among the first in line for a Camp Lejeune settlement.

Our lawyers also speculate on the potential settlement amounts Camp Lejeune leukemia victims and wrongful death family members might recover in these lawsuits.

CAMP LEJEUNE LEUKEMIA LAWSUITS UPDATE

Camp Lejeune lawyers have joined with the government’s attorneys to file a joint memorandum requesting coordination or partial consolidation and the issuance of an initial case management order for all Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 lawsuits.  If this motion is granted, there will technically not be a Camp Lejuene class action lawsuit.  But consolidation would bring many of the features of a class action lawsuit.

Background to Motion to Consolidate Camp Lejeune Lawsuits

The Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA), enacted on August 10, 2022, has led to lawsuits filed by individuals exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987. The Act, part of the Honoring Our PACT Act, allows individuals, including veterans, to seek relief for harm caused by exposure to contaminated water even though the statute of limitations on these claims has already passed.

Marines and employees at the Camp Lejeune military base in North Carolina were unknowingly exposed to carcinogenic chemicals in their drinking water for three decades spanning the 1950s to the 1980s. Scientific studies have concluded that these chemicals cause serious adverse health consequences for these individuals.

Aplastic anemia is one of the diseases that has been conclusively linked to the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. People who became victims of the Camp Lejeune contamination disaster can now bring civil lawsuits for this water contamination and get compensation under a new law that passed Congress in August 2022. Our firm is accepting cases from individuals who lived or worked at Camp Lejeune and were diagnosed with aplastic anemia or similar conditions.

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