The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 will not limit the amount of compensation you can recover for your toxic-water-related injuries. The only limit provided in the bill prohibits any lawsuit from demanding more in compensation than the victim demanded in the claim filed with the federal agency unless new evidence is discovered after the claim was filed. Given the tragic health...
read more? The first step in the process when the
CLJA becomes law is to contact a qualified
Camp Lejeune law firm that has experience representing people who suffered disease or illness from exposure to a toxic substance. The Ruth Law Team has a national reach with local counsel and may be able to help you with your
Camp Lejeune Toxic Water claim no matter what state you reside in. There Will Be a...
read more? The tragedy of Camp Lejeune, a United States Marine Corps base in North Carolina, has left a lasting impact on many military families. For decades, from the 1950s through the 1980s, service members and their families were unknowingly exposed to contaminated drinking water, leading to severe and often
life-threatening health conditions. This dark chapter in military history has given rise to...
read more? In 1982, the contaminated drinking water was identified as coming from three sources of finished water that supplied more than half of the family housing units at Camp Lejeune. Despite that discovery, some chemicals continued to be dumped near the wells for another three years, all the time leaching into the water table. Because so many people were exposed and potentially poisoned by the...
read more? Property owners are responsible for injuries that occur as a result of a dangerous or hazardous condition on their property, which the owner knew about, or should have known about. The hazard may be obvious (such as a broken stair) or hidden (like a hole in a lawn that is partially covered by grass). In some instances it may not be apparent, as in flooring which appears normal, but is slippery....
read more? When someone trips and falls or slips and falls, “slip and fall” is a generic term for an injury as a result of a dangerous or hazardous condition on someone else’s property. Premise Liability is the body of law that state that a property owner responsible for injuries suffered on their property. It includes falls as a result of standing water, wet floors, ice or uncleared snow, as well as...
read more? Wrongful death lawsuits allege that the death of a loved one occurred as a direct result of negligence or wrongful conduct of another. Wrongful death suits aim to hold the responsible party accountable for the victim’s death. The victim’s family members or beneficiaries may be entitled to financial compensation as a result of the defendant’s negligence. Although monetary compensation...
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