Arkansas Statute of Limitations for Cost Recovery Action Begins When Cause of Contamination Was Discovered

摘要

The Arkansas Supreme Court has determined that the statute of limitations for a cost recovery action under Arkansas law begins when the plaintiff knew, or should have known, the source of contamination. Knowledge of the existence of the contamination itself does not start the statute of limitations clock; it is knowledge of the source of the contamination that is key. The February 14, 2002 decision was handed down in State of Arkansas v. Diamond Lakes Oil Company, Docket Number: 01-760.