A split Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that a Milwaukee boy can sue manufacturers of a lead paint pigment that he claims left him mentally retarded even though he cannot prove which ones made the pigment that may have sickened him. It marks the first time a state has allowed such a suit against the industry and prompted a dissenting justice to say that, combined with another pending case, the ruling could help make Wisconsin "the mecca for lead paint lawsuits."
July 18, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
One of the dissenting justices said the ruling and another lead paint case pending before the court could make Wisconsin “the mecca for lead paint lawsuits.”
But the 4-2 majority found manufacturers continued to produce and market the lead paint pigment despite knowledge of its hazards that dated back to at least 1904.
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