The Goetz Law Firm

12/07/2022

"The act opens up a two-year period for military members and their families to file claims based on exposures to chemicals like trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, vinyl chloride and benzene. It's open to Marines who served on the base, their family members and contractors who worked there."

About 5,000 claims over contaminated water at North Carolina Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune have been filed in the first month since new legislation removed roadblocks for the cases, according to the U.S. Navy, setting up the potential for one of the largest mass litigations in U.S. history.

12/07/2022

"An act of Congress signed by President Joe Biden in the summer opened the door for anyone who spent more than 30 days on base between the years 1953 and 1987 and who has suffered health complications since, to file a civil claim. "

A bereaved mother and a man who got cancer as a teen are among thousands of people seeking help under a new law for those hurt at a Marine base.

12/07/2022

"A lawyer for Clendening told the justices that when Gary Clendening lived at Camp Lejeune he had no idea that the water supplied “to him for drinking, cooking and bathing was contaminated with toxic chemicals, nor did he know that he was constantly being exposed to radioactive waste.” He was diagnosed with adult leukemia in 2007 and died in November 2016."

The Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up a case brought by a military widow who wants to sue the government because she says her husband's death was the result of exposure to toxic and contaminated water at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps base.

11/16/2022

Those who were harmed by the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune may finally be able to obtain the compensation they deserve. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022, which is expected to be signed into law, allows individuals exposed to contaminated water to bring a private lawsuit for their injuries.

For more than 30 years, the water supply at Camp Lejeune Marine Corp base contained harmful levels of water contaminants. The CDC has stated that up to one million military and civilian staff and their families may have been exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

11/02/2022

Exposure to the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune has been linked to cancer and other serious diseases, disorders, and health conditions. For years, military members and civilians that were harmed due to their exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune were unable to recover full compensation for their losses.

For more than 30 years, the water supply at Camp Lejeune Marine Corp base contained harmful levels of water contaminants. The CDC has stated that up to one million military and civilian staff and their families may have been exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

10/27/2022

For more than 30 years, the water supply at Camp Lejeune Marine Corp base contained harmful levels of water contaminants. The CDC has stated that up to one million military and civilian staff and their families may have been exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

06/24/2020

Bayer faced tens of thousands of claims linking the weedkiller to cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Some of the money is set aside for future cases.

01/30/2020

"This statistic came despite the fact that trucks were involved in 43 of the year’s 220 pedestrian and cyclist deaths; and just one person was killed by a person riding a bike."

People riding bicycles received more moving violations than truck drivers in 2019, officials said Wednesday. NYPD officers issued more than 35,000 tickets to cyclists last year — at least 400…

01/21/2020

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City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

01/13/2020

👀 Hope you're having a great weekend and can get out! Beautiful California.

You never know who you're going to run across when working patrol!

01/12/2020

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At least seven years in the making, a rainbow crosswalk is unveiled Saturday at Normal Street and University Avenue