Legal Opinion
First United Methodist Church of Hyattsville v. United States Gypsum Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 10, 1989No. 88-1612PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
The First United Methodist Church of Hyattsville, Maryland (“First United”) appeals the district court’s grant of partial summary judgment in favor of United States Gypsum Company (“USG”) based on a Maryland statute of repose, § 5-108 Md. Cts. & Jud.Proc.Code Ann. Specifically, the district court held that the repose period of § 5-108(a) was not preempted by the Comprehensive Environmental Response and Compensation Act of 1980 (“CERC-LA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9658. Finding no error, we affirm.
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In 1961, First United undertook construction of a new church building. At the…
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