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For decades, gardeners, landscapers, and farmers have relied on Roundup products to keep weeds out of their gardens, off their properties, and away from their crops. Introduced by the manufacturer Monsanto in 1974, and now owned by Bayer Corporation, Roundup is considered one of the…
A new study has found that Parkinson’s disease may progress faster in people exposed to the toxic water at Camp Lejeune. The study, published in the medical journal Movement Disorders and funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), found that Camp Lejeune toxic…
Individuals who believe they may be eligible to receive financial compensation from the federal government under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA) and still need to take action should be aware that the clock is about to run out. The deadline for submitting a Camp…
Between 1953 and 1957, veterans, civilian workers, and families drank and bathed in water contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other toxins at Camp Lejeune. The result has been devastating. Several cancers, including breast, kidney, lung, liver, and bladder cancer, Parkinson’s disease, cardiac defects,…
In August of 2022, after much back-and-forth in Congress, the country’s top lawmakers passed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA). The legislation paved the way for the victims of the contaminated water found at the Marine Corps base from 1953 to 1987 to sue the…
The August 10 deadline for Camp Lejeune toxic water claims to be filed under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act is approaching. Two years ago, the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA) was signed into law giving victims of the contaminated water found at Camp Lejeune a…
For more than 30 years, the water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina contained toxic chemicals. Servicemembers, their family members, and civilians unknowingly drank and bathed in contaminated water for decades before the military eventually shut down the affected wells. Historically, veterans couldn’t file Camp…
The deadline for filing a claim under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA) is fast approaching. Almost two years ago, President Joe Biden signed the CLJA into law, and the legislation opened a legal window for victims of Camp Lejeune’s contaminated water to receive financial…
Lawsuits filed against Roundup manufacturer Monsanto and now Bayer have been filed across the country and are in various stages before the court system. Some lawsuits have been settled while others are waiting for their day in court. Roundup lawsuits claim that there is a…
Many military veterans who have filed Camp Lejeune claims are still waiting for resolutions nearly two years after the Camp Lejeune Justice Act became law. A long-anticipated online portal is now available for Camp Lejeune claims, which could help expedite the process and finally bring…