Fresh from its victory in a Rhode Island suit against lead paint makers, powerhouse plaintiffs firm Motley Rice is prepping for a similar battle in New Jersey's Supreme Court. The law firm last month handed the paint industry its first defeat in scores of lead contamination suits by showing that peeling paint is a public nuisance. The New Jersey case has the rapt attention of defense attorneys, who fear that local adoption of the doctrine would ease the way for untold numbers of suits.
March 08, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Fresh from its victory in a Rhode Island suit against lead paint makers, plaintiffs’ powerhouse Motley Rice is prepping for a similar battle in New Jersey’s Supreme Court.
On Feb. 24, the firm handed the paint industry its first defeat in scores of lead contamination suits over two decades by showing that peeling paint is a public nuisance: an inherently hazardous condition that can be expected to attract children to touch and possibly ingest.
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