California public nuisance law Archives

Lead Paint Verdict May Set Dangerous Precedent: McArdle Viewpoint

A California judge has just ruled that manufacturers of lead paints and pigments have to pay 10 cities in California $1.1 billion to remediate lead paint used in homes there. I wrote about this last ...

Paint Manufacturers to Pay $1.1B to California Municipalities in Nuisance Liability Case

Sherwin-Williams Co., NL Industries Inc. and ConAgra Grocery Products LLC have been ordered by a judge to pay $1.1 billion to replace or contain lead paint in millions of homes after losing a ...

Paint Makers’ $900M Lead Paint Trial Underway in California

BP Plc's Atlantic Richfield Co. is among five companies fighting a public nuisance lawsuit in state court seeking $900 million to replace or contain lead paint in millions of California homes. In a ...