Posted on Aug 19, 2022
Don’t expect quick payouts from Camp Lejeune toxic water lawsuits
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Don’t expect quick payouts from Camp Lejeune toxic water lawsuits
By Leo Shane III
Aug 18, 10:32 AM
Advocates warn that promises of quick cash from law firms filing suits related to water contamination at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina may not result in quick windfalls for veterans. (Photo illustration by Leo Shane III)
The TV ads and colorful mailers have been relentless in recent months: “If you or someone you love served at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune prior to 1988, you may be eligible for financial compensation!”
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace SGT Mark Anderson CPL LaForest Gray SGT Steve McFarland
Don’t expect quick payouts from Camp Lejeune toxic water lawsuits
By Leo Shane III
Aug 18, 10:32 AM
Advocates warn that promises of quick cash from law firms filing suits related to water contamination at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina may not result in quick windfalls for veterans. (Photo illustration by Leo Shane III)
The TV ads and colorful mailers have been relentless in recent months: “If you or someone you love served at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune prior to 1988, you may be eligible for financial compensation!”
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace SGT Mark Anderson CPL LaForest Gray SGT Steve McFarland
Don’t expect quick payouts from Camp Lejeune toxic water lawsuits
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL If you have a claim against the government from this water contamination you don't need a lawyer. Go to the V.A. and file and appeal. I strongly believe my stomach issues are from Camp Lejeune, but the V.A. denies this and says there is no evidence of these issues to substantiate the claim. What you get paid in return for signing away your rights to future claim is chicken $hit, not substantial, I'm sure. Just lawyers looking for a quick easy buck.
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SMSgt Anil Heendeniya
Cpl Vic Burk
The lawyers always win. That's why Bill Shakespeare always vilified them.
The lawyers always win. That's why Bill Shakespeare always vilified them.
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That is not atypical SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL! The bureaucracy moves at a snails pace in cases like this unless "all" relevant information is provided by the claimants...
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
The calculus for most lawsuits on behalf of victims usually follows the course of lengthy litigation, numerous revisions, constant objections and delays, etc., so that the intended beneficiaries of a successful outcome have long since passed on, and where the defendants then push for payout reductions due to the reduced number of litigants. Some of that has changed in recent decades, but there are still egregious aspects to this process that are blatantly dismissive and unfair to the victims.
The calculus for most lawsuits on behalf of victims usually follows the course of lengthy litigation, numerous revisions, constant objections and delays, etc., so that the intended beneficiaries of a successful outcome have long since passed on, and where the defendants then push for payout reductions due to the reduced number of litigants. Some of that has changed in recent decades, but there are still egregious aspects to this process that are blatantly dismissive and unfair to the victims.
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Cpl Vic Burk
SMSgt Anil Heendeniya The plaintiffs in a class actions lawsuit end up with little to nothing while the lawyer collects a hefty paycheck off of it.
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