Landfill-Adjacent Owners Seek High Court Ruling On CAFA Local Controversy Exception

Mealey's (November 17, 2021, 2:55 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Landfill-adjacent property owners filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 4 seeking a ruling on the scope of the Class Action Fairness Act’s (CAFA) local controversy exception after the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the exception did not apply to their putative class complaint alleging improper handling of radioactive waste....