In Bryant v. United States, Case No. 12-15424 (decided October 14, 2014), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit addressed when an amendment to a statute of repose can apply in a pending case. Although the case addressed North Carolina law, the principles it discussed have general application. The Bryant case arose out of a multi-district litigation in which multiple parties alleged that they experienced health problems after being exposed to toxic substances in the drinking water while living on a military base in North Carolina. North Carolina has a statute of repose that provides that a… Read more