Milwaukee's bid to force a former lead paint manufacturer to pay for the cleanup of properties in the city was rejected Tuesday by a state intermediate Appeals court panel.
It was the last in a series of court setbacks by municipalities in their efforts to force lead paint manufacturers to pay for cleanups through enforcement of public nuisance laws.
In this case, a panel of the Wisconsin District 1 Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 the evidence was sufficient to uphold a jury's ruling that NL Industries Inc. does not have to pay the city costs of cleaning up the inner-city homes.
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