February - 2016

NEWS & RESOURCES

Environmental Law

In a 7-2 decision recently, the United States Supreme Court decided that North Carolina’s statute of repose is not pre-empted by federal environmental laws. The case involved responsibility for environmental contamination at the former CTS site in Asheville and the ruling is a decimating result for all of those affected by environmental hazards. A number of affected homeowners sued CTS for various injuries, and their claims were dismissed because North Carolina has a law –

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NEWS & RESOURCES

Environmental Law