Shults v. Champion International Corp.

ORDER

HULL, District Judge.

This is a class action brought on behalf of all owners, lessees or licensees of property adjoining the Pigeon River and/or Douglas Lake, and of those who operate businesses on these properties in Cocke, Sevier, and Jefferson Counties of Tennessee. The plaintiffs claim that Champion International Corporation, which operates a pulp and paper mill on the Pigeon River, is interfering with their property rights by contaminating the river with toxic substances including dioxins. Several motions are currently pending.

The statute of limitations

Champion has moved to dismiss…