Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment conduct an embassy reinforcement exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, Dec. 12, 2021. The Marines established a forward command element, brought in embassy reinforcements, and conducted a mass casualty drill. Role players are used to create a realistic training environment. Photo: Staff Sgt. Brittney Vella/U.S. Marine Corps . What Is Camp Lejeune? A Breakdown of the Pervasive Story.
From 1953 to 1987, there was large-scale water contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Camp Lejeune is a U.S. military training facility in Jacksonville, N.C. Trichloroethylene (TCE), perchloroethylene (PCE), benzene, vinyl chloride and other compounds were released into the ground water, potentially exposing hundreds of thousands of military service members and civilians who lived or worked on base. Studies show that exposure to those chemicals can cause illnesses including bladder cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, multiple myeloma, Parkinson's disease, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndromes, leukemia, aplastic anemia and others.Developments in Camp Lejeune, Mallinckrodt and Boy Scouts Cases
On Aug. 10, 2022, President Biden signed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 which provides a powerful statutory cause of action for individuals who experienced harm as a result of exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina; the Mallinckrodt trustee is currently accepting and processing claims for damages from creditors who were injured by Mallinckrodt's opioids; and the bankruptcy court ultimately confirmed BSA's plan of reorganization on Sept. 8, 2022.
October 27, 2022 at 10:00 AM
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Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment conduct an embassy reinforcement exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, Dec. 12, 2021. The Marines established a forward command element, brought in embassy reinforcements, and conducted a mass casualty drill. Role players are used to create a realistic training environment. Photo: Staff Sgt. Brittney Vella/U.S. Marine Corps .
What Is Camp Lejeune? A Breakdown of the Pervasive Story.
From 1953 to 1987, there was large-scale water contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Camp Lejeune is a U.S. military training facility in Jacksonville, N.C. Trichloroethylene (TCE), perchloroethylene (PCE), benzene, vinyl chloride and other compounds were released into the ground water, potentially exposing hundreds of thousands of military service members and civilians who lived or worked on base. Studies show that exposure to those chemicals can cause illnesses including bladder cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, multiple myeloma, Parkinson's disease, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndromes, leukemia, aplastic anemia and others.
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