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Between the 1950s and 1980s, individuals who lived or worked at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune or the Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina may have been exposed to drinking water contaminated with industrial solvents, benzene, and other hazardous chemicals. Scientific and medical studies have established a link between exposure to these contaminants and the later development of certain diseases.

If you or a loved one spent at least 30 days at Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987 and have been diagnosed with one of the associated conditions, you could be eligible for significant financial compensation.

Experienced Wagstaff & Cartmell attorneys Tom Cartmell, Brian Madden, Tom Rottinghaus, Lindsey Scarcello, and Patricia Campbell are actively investigating cases involving water contamination at Camp Lejeune and may be able to help you seek justice and recover compensation for your damages. For more information or to discuss your case, contact our Camp Lejeune injury attorneys today at (816) 701-1100.

Wagstaff & Cartmell attorney, Jeff Kuntz, was a member of the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee for this case.

David DeGreeff is serving as a Member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. Other members of the Wagstaff & Cartmell team, including Thomas Rottinghaus are also involved in the case.

David C. DeGreeff is serving as a member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee.

A jury in Dallas, Texas returned a $1.2 Million verdict in favor of plaintiff Linda Batiste for damages sustained from a TVT-O mesh sling device manufactured by Ethicon, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.

Represented BCBS in a third-party payor case against Pfizer, Inc. in Federal Court in San Francisco. The case settled for a confidential amount.

A jury in Bakersfield, California returned a $5.7 million verdict in favor of plaintiff Coleen Perry for damages sustained from a TVT Abbrevo mesh sling device manufactured by Ethicon, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.

The Honorable Cynthia M. Rufe appointed Tom Cartmell to Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the In Re: Zoloft (Sertraline Hydrochloride) Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2342 in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Tom Cartmell and his partners represented the State of Kansas in arbitration proceedings against tobacco companies arising out of the tobacco companies seeking payment adjustments of more than $50 million based on the interpretation of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement between tobacco companies and the State of Kansas.

Tom Cartmell represented Federal Signal Corporation, a manufacturer of sirens for emergency vehicles, in this mass tort product liability litigation in Missouri involving firefighters’ product liability claims of hearing loss.