A Rhode Island judge has ordered three former lead paint manufacturers to clean up contamination in the state and said he would appoint a special master to advise him on exactly what the companies should be required to do. Cost of the cleanup has been estimated at more than $1 billion. The judge's 197-page decision affirmed a jury's verdict that the companies were liable for creating a public nuisance, and rejected the defendants' motion for a new trial. The companies said they will appeal.
February 27, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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A Rhode Island judge has ordered three former lead paint manufacturers to clean up contamination in the state and said he would appoint a special master to advise him on exactly what the companies should be required to do.
Lawyers and financial analysts have said the cleanup could cost more than $1 billion.
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