WASHINGTON--Industry groups have filed a brief urging the Rhode Island Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling allowing lead paint manufacturers to be sued for damages based on state public nuisance laws.
The friend of court brief was submitted by several insurance industry trade groups and other business interests in support of lead paint manufacturers who are defendants in the case.
It argues that in demanding damages against three lead paint manufacturers, "the trial court misstated all of the fundamental elements of public nuisance law and created a near-defenseless lawsuit."
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