Judge Overrules Argument That Government’s Cost Recovery Claim Is Untimely

Mealey's (September 26, 2016, 1:41 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts on Sept. 22 overruled a railroad roundhouse operator’s argument that the statute of limitations barred the government’s cost recovery claim under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), finding that the tolling period did not begin to run until the U.S. Army issued a record of decision (ROD) in September 2015 stating that removal actions at a portion of the Fort Devens Superfund site in Ayers, Mass., were complete (United States of America v. Boston and Maine Corporation v. Town of Ayer, Mass., No. 13-10087-IT, D. Mass.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129726)....