U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling for more federal spending to help homeowners pay for lead paint removal. The Journal News says the New York senator made the announcement Monday after visiting an older home in Yonkers, New York. …
Department of Homeland Security officials say more than 1,300 toys that could have exposed children to lead were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Port of Savannah, Ga. Federal officials said in a statement that 1,320 children’s …
A jury has awarded more than $3.8 million to two Baltimore, Maryland, women who suffered permanent brain damage after being exposed to lead paint as babies. The Baltimore City Circuit Court jury reached that verdict after two hours of deliberations …
Sherwin-Williams Co., NL Industries Inc. and ConAgra Grocery Products LLC were ordered by a judge to pay $1.15 billion to replace or contain lead paint in millions of homes after losing a public-nuisance lawsuit brought by 10 California cities and …
Paint makers could face a surge of lawsuits after a California state court judge ordered three companies to pay $1.1 billion to help government agencies get rid of lead from an estimated 5 million homes in the state. The ruling, …
Sherwin-Williams Co., NL Industries Inc. and ConAgra Grocery Products LLC were ordered by a judge to pay $1.1 billion to replace or contain lead paint in millions of homes after losing a public-nuisance lawsuit brought by 10 California cities and …
Ten California cities and counties are suing leading paint manufacturers, seeking to force them to remove lead paint from millions of homes at a cost of $1 billion. The San Jose Mercury News reported that the trial starting Monday in …
