Erica Y. Bryant, et al. v. USA

Erica Y. Bryant, et al. v. USA - 10/14/14. In the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, Case No. 12-15424. The appeal arises out of a multi-district litigation, in which multiple plaintiffs and their family members allege that they experienced various health problems after being exposed to toxic substances in the drinking water while living at Camp Lejeune, a military base in North Carolina. The United States moved to dismiss the case, arguing that the North Carolina statute of repose, the District Court disagreed, concluding that a provision of CERCLA preempted North Carolina's statute of repose. The Appeals Court ruled "CERCLA does not preempt North Carolina's statute of repose. . . and it does not contain an exception for latent diseases."