Cancer Claims

The toxic water contamination at Camp Lejeune is one of the most significant environmental and public health disasters in U.S. military history. Between 1953 and 1987, service members, their families, and civilian employees at the North Carolina base unknowingly consumed and bathed in water tainted with hazardous chemicals. Many later developed severe illnesses, including multiple …

Until recently, federal law prevented victims of contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune from seeking justice. Fortunately, Congress recently passed legislation that removes the governmental immunity which prohibited these claims from being pursued – finally allowing our veterans’ voices to be heard.  This means that if you or a loved one served or were stationed …

On January 30th, a U.S. court dismissed Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) bankruptcy attempt to avoid asbestos talc liability for thousands of cancer claims.   The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit ruled  that J&J improperly placed a subsidiary, LTL Management, into bankruptcy as it was not under financial distress.  The ruling, several years …