hundreds of thousands of plaintiffs to bring their claims before they even had opportunity to know they were harmed. Such an effect would have been just as “inconceivable” in 1979 as it was in 1971. Wilder, 314 N.C. at 561, 336 S.E.2d 66 (“It is inconceivable that the legislature enacted G.S. 1—15(b) in 1971 intending that claims for injuries caused by disease accrue before the disease is diagnosed.”) Just in the facts of this case alone, the Senate Veterans Affairs Commit tee believes over 500,000 marines and their families were exposed to toxic substances in Camp Lejeune’s water between the 1950’s and 1987. Yet cancer and other toxin induced diseases often do not manifest for 10-15 years after exposure. See Infra pp. 840-41. To summarily bar such claims from enterin 996 (Ala.1982) (<HOLDING>); Diamond v. E.R. Squibb & Sons, 397 So.2d 671
holding 10year statute of repose violated state constitutional right to remedy in personal injury and wrongful death suits holding that while mississippi courts typically apply domestic statutes of limitations tennessees 10year statute of repose applied to cut off plaintiffs right of action holding 10year statute of repose violates state constitutions guarantee of open courts in case involving defective machine holding 10year statute of repose violated state constitutional guarantee of access to courts after plaintiff was injured when manlift elevator collapsed and fell holding wrongful death action barred by 10year construction statute of repose