Is everyone sick of Camp Lejeune legal ads?

Protocall_Design said:
In the class action suits I've heard about or been in on, each of the people involved get $6 to $20 and the few lawyers that file it get millions.
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True, but contrary to what most people assume, these types of suits are typically NOT actually class-action suits.
 
Muss Muggins said:
Just curious how you know that . . .
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Because it said so in the ad. The ad was directed toward lawyers, not injured parties. And the lawyers pay for the service. Technically it does not seem that it would too difficult to do, but I am ignorant of the details

I also believe that the whole mess is NOT a class action suit, at least at present. I read something to the effect that what the lawyers do is file damage claims on behalf of individuals with the government and represent clients regarding any disputes about the claims. Generally in a class action lawsuit, one attorney or law firm represents all plaintiffs.

As I mentioned earlier, individuals are free to file claims themselves without engaging a lawyer to do it. I suppose many are afraid to do that because they fear it is too complicated and they will screw it up. At least that is what the lawyers hope.
 
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It seems like the only ad’s on TV now are for Camp Lejeune, home title theft, and politicians. I miss the days of quality TV, with ads for Bartles & James wine coolers, “Freedom Rock” LP’s, Joe Isuzu, and lawyer ad’s featuring Robert Vaughn. You can’t imagine my disappointment in finding out Napoleon Solo wouldn’t actually be representing me in court.

A friend of mine is actually looking into what he is eligible for regarding Camp Lejeune, since he was stationed there in the 60’s. He is working with our county Veterans Assistance office as opposed to a shyster from Dewey, Cheatem and Howe.
 
Chuck24 said:
I would like to get an unbiased account of what actually happened and why it took so long to find out there was a problem.
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Just because there is a magic date on TV when the issue was "discovered" doesn't mean that people didn't know there was a problem before that. I say this having heard some scary Crown Immunity stories from my father's time in the UK Civil Service. The fact that it took an act of congress to allow claims tells me the US has a similar scheme.

A good example in the UK that you can read showing the difference between official and public knowledge can be found here. Windscale fire - Wikipedia
 
Narragansett said:
There must be a ton of money involved here, because the ads are very frequent, and many are lengthy. Air time is expensive
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Most certainly when you also figure the families and civilian workers.
I think we might as well scrap that 80 billion dollars for the IRS and redirect to this.
 
Before this, it was asbestos and faulty military ear protection. Now it's bad water and cancer causing talcum powder. Tomorrow it'll be something else, sure as the sun rises in the East. Barristers need that new Jaguar.
 
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