The Rhode Island Supreme Court unanimously overturned a decision that found several former lead paint manufacturers and their trade association liable for childhood lead poisoning under public nuisance law.
In State of Rhode Island v. Lead Industries Association (LIA) et. al., the state alleged that the defendants misrepresented and concealed evidence regarding the hazards of lead paint. A jury found NL Industries Inc., the Sherwin-Williams Co. and Millennium Holdings LLC responsible for contributing to public nuisance and proposed that the defendants pay $2.4 billion for the cleanup and removal of lead paint.
The case was appealed to the state Supreme Court, which concluded that the state did not prove the public nuisance claim.
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