Companies Held Responsible for Lead Paint Injuries
Motley Rice, a powerhouse for plaintiff's rights and one of our co-counsel, recently added victims of lead paint poisioning to its list of victories. Last month, a Rhode Island state court jury found that peeling lead paint constitutes a public nuisance: an inherently dangerous condition that attracts young children to touch and possible ingest.
After nearly 20 years of dodging plaintiffs' verdicts, mostly thanks to the help of legislative protection from suit, lead paint manufacturers will finally be held responsible for the harm done to thousands of children across the U.S.
Motley Rice is now arguing before the New Jersey Supreme Court to allow similar public nuisance suits to be brought in New Jersey.
Read more at Law.com.