ELR Citation: ELR 21163
No(s). C-C-90-395-P (W.D.N.C. Jun 8, 1993)

The court holds that North Carolina's inverse condemnation statute preempts state commom-law claims of nuisance, trespass, and negligence, but does not preempt a statutory claim of strict liability asserted under the North Carolina Oil Pollution and Hazardous Substances Act when methane gas escaping...