By now, almost everyone who watches television or listens to the radio has come across personal injury lawyer ads that solicit clients to file lawsuits for alleged harm caused by water contamination at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The advertising blitz is one of the largest ever by plaintiffs’…
By now, almost everyone who watches television or listens to the radio has come across personal injury lawyer ads that solicit clients to file lawsuits for alleged harm caused by water contamination at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The advertising blitz is one of the largest ever by plaintiffs’ lawyers. There is a very simple reason for that: It's easy money for very little work.
But this law established a two-year window in which to bring otherwise-barred lawsuits. That is one reason for the “hurry up” messaging in those personal injury lawyer ads seeking out plaintiffs. In fact, the advertising campaign kicked off long before the law was even adopted, meaning that personal injury lawyers were soliciting clients to bring lawsuits that were not even viable at the time the ads were running.
In many instances, plaintiffs’ lawyer contingency fees run upwards of 40% of the damages awarded to an injured person. The unwritten idea behind the contingent fee is to provide a cushion for the lawyer in successful cases that helps offset and absorb the cost of unsuccessful cases. But that contingency fee approach falls apart in the case of Camp Lejeune lawsuits because there is virtually no contingency. Any injured person is almost certain to prevail, regardless of the talent of their lawyer.
A lawyer’s work involved in filing a Camp Lejeune claim is also far less demanding than in other civil cases. The vast majority of claims, somewhere in the neighborhood of 98%, will likely be settled by the federal government without the need for litigation.
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