Canton is the latest Ohio city to sue companies that once made lead paint, saying the companies knew for years they were selling a toxic product. The city says the industry knew lead was toxic as early as 1900, but kept adding the metal to paint and even promoted the product as having health benefits. Earlier in 2006, a Rhode Island jury found three paint companies liable on a public nuisance theory. Ohio recently passed a bill stating that paint manufacturers can't be sued under public nuisance laws.
December 29, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The city of Canton, Ohio, has joined several other Ohio communities in suing companies that once manufactured lead paint, saying the companies knew they were selling a toxic product for years.
A lawsuit filed in Stark County Common Pleas Court lists as defendants Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams Co. and several other companies that years ago manufactured lead-based paint, which can cause neurological damage.
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