Posted on 08/11/2022 7:07:08 PM PDT by conservative98
The first lawsuits under the PACT Act were filed Thursday, one day after the passage of new protections for those exposed to toxic chemicals at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed the PACT Act, which encompasses the Camp Lejeune Justice Act along with other legal matters pertaining to toxic exposures related to military service. The new measure signed into law gives service members more power to sue over the issue.
The Camp Lejeune Justice Act benefits veterans and families possibly harmed by exposure to toxic chemicals in the drinking water on the North Carolina military base after investigators found the water was contaminated with volatile organic compounds and more than 70 other highly toxic substances.
The contaminated water, which was used for cooking, drinking and bathing, could impact the health of people who lived, worked or served at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days between Aug. 1, 1953, and Dec. 31, 1987.
Common injuries, diseases and illnesses resulting from the contamination include various cancers, miscarriage, leukemia, Parkinson’s Disease and birth defects.
One person has already filed suit against the U.S. government, saying he developed cancer after serving at the base in the 1980s.
(Excerpt) Read more at wral.com ...
Who is Eligible?
Military personnel and civilians living or working near Camp Lejeune Military Base, North Carolina.
Affected service members, Camp Lejeune residents or workers, who had any of the below conditions may qualify:
• Miscarriage
• Multiple myeloma
• Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
• Neurobehavioral effects
• Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL)
• Parkinson’s disease
• Renal toxicity
• Scleroderma
• Infertility
• Bladder cancer
• Breast cancer
• Esophageal cancer
• Hepatic steatosis
• Kidney cancer
• Leukemia
• Lung cancer
Those negatively impacted by Camp Lejeune’s toxic tap water may be eligible for significant compensation.
Luckily for me, the government had 100% completely, fully, and unequivocally cleaned up all that mess before I arrived in May of 1988! *cough* *cough*
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