Judge Finds Owner’s Takings Clause Action Over Contaminated Site Untimely

Mealey's (February 12, 2019, 1:34 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal claims court judge on Feb. 8 ruled that the court lacked jurisdiction over a suit brought by the current owner of a Superfund site in Pennsylvania against the federal government under the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution because the action was barred by the six-year statute of limitations (Whiteland Holdings L.P., et al. v. United States, No. 18-1081L, Fed. Clms., 2019 U.S. Claims LEXIS 56)....