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Supreme Court lets stand California ruling holding lead paint makers liable for $400-million cleanup cost - Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court lets stand California ruling holding lead paint makers liable for $400-million cleanup cost
Supreme Court lets stand California ruling holding lead paint makers liable for $400-million cleanup cost
By DAVID G. SAVAGE
OCT 15, 2018 | 7:25 AM
WASHINGTON
This file photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Karen Bleier / AFP/Getty Images)
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a closely watched big-business challenge to a California court ruling that requires former makers of lead paint to pay $400 million or more to clean up old homes.
Business lawyers said they feared the California ruling based on the “public nuisance” doctrine will give a green light to other suits seeking to hold manufacturers liable for damage inflicted on the public, including the opioid crisis and climate change.
The ruling in the lead paint case arose when 10 California local governments, including Los Angeles County, brought a “public nuisance” suit against the companies that once sold lead paint. They argued that lead is a proven toxin that can cause brain damage to children and that companies that once sold this paint should pay now for the cleanup, even though lead paint was legal and commonly used prior to the 1960s.
Supreme Court lets stand California ruling holding lead paint makers liable for $400-million cleanup cost - Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court lets stand California ruling holding lead paint makers liable for $400-million cleanup cost
Supreme Court lets stand California ruling holding lead paint makers liable for $400-million cleanup cost
By DAVID G. SAVAGE
OCT 15, 2018 | 7:25 AM
WASHINGTON
This file photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Karen Bleier / AFP/Getty Images)
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a closely watched big-business challenge to a California court ruling that requires former makers of lead paint to pay $400 million or more to clean up old homes.
Business lawyers said they feared the California ruling based on the “public nuisance” doctrine will give a green light to other suits seeking to hold manufacturers liable for damage inflicted on the public, including the opioid crisis and climate change.
The ruling in the lead paint case arose when 10 California local governments, including Los Angeles County, brought a “public nuisance” suit against the companies that once sold lead paint. They argued that lead is a proven toxin that can cause brain damage to children and that companies that once sold this paint should pay now for the cleanup, even though lead paint was legal and commonly used prior to the 1960s.