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Article Excerpt
Rhode Island's recent victory in the landmark case in which a jury declared lead paint a public nuisance and required three paint manufacturers to pay for cleanup of contaminated buildings may inspire more cities plagued by peeling paint to take action, plaintiff advocates say. (Rhode Island v. Lead Indus. Ass'n, No. 99-5226 (R.I., Providence County Super. Ct. Feb. 22, 2006).)
Just days after the verdict, a California appeals court reinstated a class action against several former lead paint manufacturers. Courts have revived similar suits in at least two other states.
"The tide has finally changed against the lead pigment industry, which has escaped liability for the last few decades," said Jack McConnell, a Providence lawyer who was co-lead counsel at the trial. "Beginning with the Rhode...
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