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Bill aims to aid Camp Lejeune contamination victims
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/06/bill-aims-aid-camp-lejeune-contamination-victimsBill aims to aid Camp Lejeune contamination victims
The Associated Press
© June 28, 2014
RALEIGH, N.C.
Two North Carolina congressional leaders have introduced legislation they say will help people exposed to contaminated water near a closed Asheville factory and a Marines Corp base.
Sen. Kay Hagan and U.S Rep. G.K. Butterfield said Friday the measure would pre-empt states from limiting the timeframe in which damages can be recovered in pollution lawsuits.
The legislation is in response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that halted an Asheville lawsuit.
The Supreme Court cited a 10-year limit for filing lawsuits when ruling Asheville residents couldn’t sue a nearby electroplating business for contamination that closed in the 1980s. U.S. Justice Department attorneys then asked a federal appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit blaming contaminated tap water at Camp Lejeune, citing the Asheville ruling.