CTS Corp. v. Waldburger | |
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Supreme Court of the United States | |
Decided June 9, 2014 | |
Full case name | CTS Corp. v. Waldburger |
Citations | 573 U.S. 1 (more) |
Holding | |
North Carolina’s statute of repose is not preempted by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, which instead only preempts state statutes of limitations on bringing state-law environmental tort cases. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kennedy |
Concurrence | Scalia (in part), joined by Roberts, Thomas, Alito |
Dissent | Ginsburg, joined by Breyer |
Laws applied | |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 |
CTS Corp. v. Waldburger, 573 U.S. 1 (2014), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that north Carolina’s statute of repose is not preempted by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, which instead only preempts state statutes of limitations on bringing state-law environmental tort cases.
References
- CTS Corp. v. Waldburger, 573 U.S. 1 (2014).
- "Opinion analysis: Court's narrow reading of Superfund's preemption provision leaves victims of toxic exposure without legal recourse". SCOTUSblog. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
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