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January 31, 2008

Former lead paint manufacturers want verdict overturned

PROVIDENCE — Three former lead paint manufacturers who lost a landmark lawsuit brought by the state have asked Rhode Island’s highest court to overturn the verdict.

The companies, including Sherwin-Williams, say the judge who handled the trial excluded relevant evidence while permitting prejudicial testimony against them.

They also say the verdict, which requires them to remove lead paint contamination from homes and buildings, is at odds with state laws that make landlords responsible for the upkeep of their properties.

Attorney General Patrick Lynch wants those companies to pay $2.4 billion dollars to clean up roughly a quarter-million homes.

The state will have an opportunity to respond, and the state Supreme Court will hear arguments on May 15.

-- The Associated Press

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