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Monday, July 07, 2008
Environment - Still more on: Rhode Island's Massive Lead Paint Tort Case
Updating this July 1 ILB entry on the Supreme Court of Rhode Island's decision rejecting a massive public nuisance suit against former lead-pigment manufacturers, Eric Tucker of the AP has a comprehensive story today headed "R.I. lead paint loss gives industry huge win." The story begins:
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Communities and child health advocates around the country had pinned their hopes on Rhode Island prevailing in its landmark lawsuit against the lead paint industry.Now, after the state Supreme Court threw out the first-ever jury verdict finding former lead paint companies liable for creating a public nuisance, at least one city says it's rethinking a similar lawsuit against the industry, and one of the lawyers in the Rhode Island case predicted the decision would have a "devastating" effect on national efforts to hold the manufacturers accountable for their products. Still, other lawyers with pending cases say they're not deterred.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 7, 2008 01:35 PM
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