LEAD PAINTS -US COURT CASE
October 1st, 2003
AN ILLINOIS judge has rejected a lead paint lawsuit launched by the City of Chicago, the latest in a long line of failed liability cases. The city had wanted companies, including Sherwin-Williams, to remove all lead-based paint from areas accessible to children in Chicago. However, it could not specifically identify either a manufacturer or a specific paint that had caused any health injuries, the judge said, adding the claim was "a disguised product liability claim targeting the manufacturers of lead paint based on injuries arising decades after the paint ...
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