Waldburger v. CTS Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
723 F.3d 434 · 2013
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Appellate journey
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 9651 (§ 301 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980) · 42 U.S.C. § 9658 (§ 309 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980)
Relies on Robinson v. Shell Oil Co. · United States v. Kubrick · Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr · Urie v. Thompson · Watt v. Alaska
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Except as provided in paragraph (1), the statute of limitations established under State law shall apply in all actions brought under State law for personal injury, or property damages, which are caused or contributed to by exposure to any hazardous substance, or pollutant or contaminant, released into the environment from a facility. . . . . .”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“if the preemptive effect of § 9658 were susceptible to two interpretations, a presumption against preemption would counsel that we should limit § 9658's preemptive reach to statutes of limitations without also extending it to statutes of repose.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent“bar[s] any suit that is brought after a specified time since the defendant acted (such as by designing or manufacturing a product), even if this period ends before the plaintiff has suffered a resulting injury.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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