Bostik says claim for off-site groundwater contamination at industrial park did not accrue until Bostik faced liability

摘要

Third-party plaintiff Bostik Inc. contended on March 4 that the statute of limitations did not accrue when contaminated groundwater was discovered under the Bostik property, but one year later when Bostik first faced exposure to liability for offsite contamination. The case is in federal court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. (See issue of Feb. 28. 2011 Pages 4 and 13.) Bostik says third-party defendant Sandvik Inc.'s two-year statute of limitations arguments are misguided with respect to common law negligence and violations of the Pennsylvania Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act with respect to contamination at Ivy Industrial Park in Clarks Summit.