4th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Groundwater Case Against U.S. Government

Mealey's (October 25, 2017, 2:03 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A panel of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 20, in an unpublished opinion, affirmed a ruling that a group of residents lacked standing to sue the U.S. Army for allegedly contaminating their groundwater supply with waste that was dumped from a military installation (Angela Pieper v. United States of America, No. 16-2035, 4th Cir.; 2017 U.S. App, LEXIS 20796)....