Perspective
May 2, 2014
Case could remove toxic tort claim hurdle
In popular conceptions of civil law, it's hard to find a more sympathetic case than a toxic tort suit, or a less popular rule than a statute of limitations. By Jesse Lueders
In popular conceptions of civil law, it's hard to find a more sympathetic case than a toxic tort suit, or a less popular rule than a statute of limitations. Toxic torts call to mind movies like "Erin Brockovich" and "A Civil Action," which pit sympathetic plaintiffs suffering cancer and other serious health problems against large corporate defendants who have negligently or willfully polluted the environment in the pursuit...
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