A Philadelphia court ruling earlier this month marks the fifth consecutive trial loss for pharmaceutical giant Bayer, whose Roundup weedkiller was named responsible for a Pennsylvania woman’s non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Plaintiff Kelly Martel was awarded nearly $3.5 million in damages, a much smaller amount than other…
Military service members and civilians lived and worked at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps base in North Carolina, unaware of the danger that lurked in the highly contaminated waters. As they ingested toxic substances in the base’s water supply, changes to their health began appearing. Over…
Victims exposed to toxic water at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base between 1953 and 1987 have suffered serious and life-changing illnesses and medical conditions. Unfortunately, many people have died from these diseases caused by toxic exposure. Since new legislation was signed into law in August…
Earlier this year, survivors of the Camp Lejeune water contamination disaster were given another path to long-awaited financial compensation. After the government failed to settle a single claim in the six months allowed by the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CJLA), the U.S. Navy and Department…
A recent decision by Hawaii’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by lawyers representing Big Oil. It perhaps pushed the plaintiffs, the city and county of Honolulu, towards achieving something that has not been done before – having a lawsuit against fossil fuel companies go to…
For more than 30 years, the military servicemembers and civilians who lived and worked at Camp Lejeune, a North Carolina military base, ingested toxic substances in the base’s water supply. Over a million people were exposed to volatile organic compounds like benzene, vinyl chloride, trichloroethylene…
Thousands of U.S. military servicemembers and their families will soon get some justice for the toxic water contamination they sustained decades ago at Camp LeJeune. But for others, there is no compensation in sight and no promise of when it might arrive. This September, the…
Military veterans exposed to toxic water at Camp Lejeune have sought justice from the federal government for decades. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA) was enacted last year, and it was a victory for victims who got sick after spending time at the North Carolina…
Unknowingly, from 1953 to 1987, military personnel, their family members, and civilian workers who lived and worked at Camp Lejeune put their health and lives at risk. For over thirty years, those at Camp Lejeune were exposed to highly contaminated water, leading to severe health…
Over more than three decades, an estimated one million military personnel, their families, and civilian workers were exposed to highly contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps Base in North Carolina. As the public became aware of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other…