About Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
Over a period of 30 years, the water supply at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune was contaminated with toxic chemicals capable of causing cancer, kidney disease, cardiac problems, birth defects, and other devastating health conditions. As many as 500,000 service personnel, family members, and civilian workers were exposed between 1953 and 1987.
Victims of the Camp Lejeune water contamination are entitled to financial compensation under federal law. If you or a loved one served at Camp Lejeune and developed health problems, contact one of the Roach Law Firm’s toxic-exposure attorneys today. We charge no upfront fees and will not bill you for any expenses while your case is pending.
Those who served our nation deserve more than our thanks—they deserve justice.
How the Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Occurred
According to a report by the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, vinyl chloride, benzene, and other harmful chemicals began contaminating the water supply at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, in the early 1950s. The sources of the water contamination include an off-base dry cleaning service, leaking underground water storage tanks, industrial spills, and waste disposal sites.
For decades, Marines and their families drank and bathed in water contaminated with up to 3,400 times the allowable amount of these chemicals. Affected housing areas included Tarawa Terrace, Midway Park, Berkeley Manor, Paradise Point, Hadnot Point, Hospital Point, and Watkins Village.
Qualifying Health Problems
Health conditions that may qualify for Camp Lejeune water contamination benefits include:
- Adult leukemia
- Aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes
- Bladder cancer
- Breast cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Female infertility
- Hepatic steatosis
- Kidney cancer
- Leukemia
- Liver cancer
- Lung cancer
- Miscarriage
- Multiple myeloma
- Myelodysplastic syndromes
- Neurobehavioral effects
- Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Parkinson’s disease
- Renal toxicity
- Scleroderma
- And more
How to Get Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Benefits
Victims of the Camp Lejeune water contamination are eligible for financial benefits under federal law. In order to qualify for compensation, the following requirements must be met:
- You or your loved one must have served or been stationed at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for 30 consecutive days or more sometime between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987
- You or your loved one must have a health problem that has been diagnosed by a medical professional and that could have been caused by the Camp Lejeune water contamination
If you answered yes to both of the above questions, fill out the contact form on this page or call the Roach Law Firm at (903) 645-7333. Victims must act quickly to qualify!
If you’re not sure if you or your loved one qualify for Camp Lejeune water contamination benefits, call the Roach Law Firm at (903) 645-7333. Our toxic-exposure attorneys will review your case for free and guide you through the next steps.
No Fees Unless You Win
The Roach Law Firm operates on a contingency basis, meaning our law firm is paid only if we win your Camp Lejeune water contamination case. We charge no upfront fees for filing it, and we will not bill you for any expenses while it is pending.
Next Steps
If you believe you or a loved one have a Camp Lejeune water contamination claim, fill out the contact form on this page or call the Roach Law Firm at (903) 645-7333. One of our toxic-exposure attorneys will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
