Environmental & Energy,
California Courts of Appeal
Aug. 25, 2017
Appellate panel considers fate of $1.15B lead paint verdict
A state appellate court panel grappled with a host of complex issues Thursday as they debated during oral argments whether to uphold a judge’s $1.15 billion verdict in a lead paint public nuisance case against three companies.
SAN JOSE — A state appellate court panel grappled with a host of complex issues Thursday as they debated during oral arguments whether to uphold a judge’s $1.15 billion verdict in a lead paint public nuisance case against three companies.
Was there more than enough evidence during a 2013 trial to conclude, as seven counties and three cities contend, that three former lead paint manufacturers promoted and sold interior paint while kno...
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