U.S. Supreme Court: CERCLA Doesn’t Preempt North Carolina’s Statute of Repose

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a ruling finding that CERCLA does not preempt North Carolina’s 10-year statute of repose, reinstating a federal court ruling that dismissed TCE and DCE exposure claims against a electronics manufacturer.

In the June 9 opinion, the nation’s highest court held that the United States Congress did not intent to preempt statutes of reposes when it enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA).

The court’s finding could affect a similar appeal in the pending Camp Lejeune Multidistrict Litigation docket. In January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for …