Fourth Circuit Rules CERCLA Preempts State Statute of Repose

The Fourth Circuit has recently issued a major decision that implicates the rights and liabilities of landowners and former landowners of property damaged by pollution. In a split decision, the Court held that a provision in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) preempts North Carolina’s ten-year statute of repose for actions for…
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