Legal Opinion
Erica Y. Bryant v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 14, 2014No. 12-15424PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises out of a multi-district litigation, in which multiple plaintiffs and their family members allege that they experienced various health problems after being exposed to toxic substances in the drinking water while living at Camp Lejeune, a military base in North Carolina. The plaintiffs brought this action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680. The United States moved to dismiss the case, arguing that the North Carolina statute of repose, which provided that “no cause of action shall accrue more than 10 years…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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