Personal Injury & Torts
May 25, 2004
Defense Takes Hit in Toxic-Tort Cases
Focus Column - Environmental Law - By A. Barry Cappello - A common defense tactic in toxic-tort cases is the statute of limitations. Companies accused of polluting the air, water and soil resulting in disease and death in the neighboring population have used the statute-of-limitations defense successfully, claiming that the sick and dying plaintiffs waited too long to file their claims.
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