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NERA NEWS — CAMP LEJEUNE

The Naval Enlisted Reserve Association is proud to announce Baird
Mandalas Brockstedt Federico & Cardea (BMBFC Law) as the law firm

it trusts to represent veterans who were harmed while living, working,

or serving at United States Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

The highly experienced environmental litigation team at for VA benefits they are eligible for, and it has shown a
BMBFC Law is working alongside a Military Advisory true commitment to veterans and their families by setting
Board made up of veterans and family members who its contingency fee for any award received at only 25%.
understand the military community and are committed
to ensuring those affected are taken care of. They have also BMBFC Law, which has also been entrusted by the VFW
created a Medical Advisory Board of highly experienced to represent its members and their families, is committed
oncologists and other specialists to ensure they provide to Truth, Transparency, and Accountability, and will com-
the best outcomes for their clients. municate with you every step of the way.

In addition to the proven success in groundwater contam- Learn more about the team and its expertise at
ination cases, BMBFC Law does not charge any upfront camplejeunegroundwater.com/nera or contact them at
costs or fees, screens all veterans to assure they have applied [email protected] or (410) 421-7777.

Camp Lejeune: How to

Successfully Navigate Legal

Claims and VA Benefits

By Jason E. Johns and Matthew P. Legg

In 1941, Camp Lejeune was established by the United For over three decades beginning in 1953, chemicals from
States Marine Corps near Jacksonville, North Carolina. underground fuel storage tanks, indiscriminate industrial,
Today, it is known to be the site of one of the worst envi- hazardous, and solid waste disposal, dry cleaning chem-
ronmental and public health disasters in U.S. history. icals, waste cleaning solvents, spreading of motor oil on
Public health agencies assigned to evaluate the fallout have gravel roads, insecticides, and pesticides leaked into the
estimated that over 1 million people who served, lived and ground. This resulted in the contamination of the shallow
worked at Camp Lejeune between 1953-1987 may have aquifer drinking water with numerous toxic chemicals,
been exposed to dangerous chemicals linked to serious ill- including benzene, trichloroethylene (TCE), perchloro-
nesses, including cancer. ethylene (PCE), vinyl chloride (VC), and DDT, among

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