Judge Upholds Dismissal Of Takings Clause Action Suit Over Contaminated Site

Mealey's (May 20, 2019, 12:30 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge on May 17 denied a motion to reconsider a Feb. 8 ruling that found that a Superfund site in Pennsylvania’s current owner’s claim against the federal government under the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was barred by the six-year statute of limitations, holding that no manifest injustice occurred when the date of accrual was determined (Whiteland Holdings LP, et al. v. United States, No. 18-1081L, Fed. Clms., 2019 U.S. Claims 526)....