Deadline nears for compensation claims in Camp Lejeune contamination case

Kristin Diaz looks through photos of her late husband George Diaz inside her Akron home on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)

A bin full of documents and photos is adorned with a photo of George Diaz. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)

Kristin Diaz said she worries about the thousands of people who stayed at Camp Lejeune and are seniors now, and may not bother with a lawsuit. “I just think that it sounds so grandiose, but the world should know," she said. "So that we advocate for things that need to be advocated for, for our own protection.”
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Left: Inside Kristin Diaz's Akron home, a painting of her late husband George Diaz fishing hangs on a wall. The painting was done by Kristin Diaz's mother, Anna Williams. Right: A photo of George Diaz from 2007, from which the painting was based. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)

Kristin Diaz sits for a photo inside her Akron home. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)