It has already been a long and grueling battle to pursue legal justice in the case of the contaminated water supply at Camp Lejeune. Finally, it is possible for the brave individuals who chose to serve our country, military families and civilian staff members who worked at Camp Lejeune to hold the United States government accountable for their negligence and to recover compensation for the grave health damages they have suffered as a result of exposure to the contaminated water.
Originally, North Carolina’s statute of repose limited anyone from filing any tort claim after more than 10 years after the date of the incident. Because nearly 40 years had passed before the military recognized the dangerous water supply contamination, it was impossible for those affected by the contamination to seek justice.
In 2022, the Camp Lejeune Justice Act originally created in 2021 was combined with the Honoring our PACT Act and passed into federal law. This law allows anyone exposed to contaminated water for at least 30 days at Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987 to file a claim in order to recover compensation for the harm they experienced as a result of the toxic water.