Pieper v. United States

ELR Citation: 47 ELR 20135
No(s). 16-2035 (4th Cir. Oct 20, 2017)

The Fourth Circuit held that a proposed class of residents alleging that improper chemical disposal at a Frederick, Maryland, Army base contaminated their groundwater can't sue the government. The residents brought a claim under the Federal Torts Claim Act alleging that the Army negligently disposed...