The U.S. Supreme Court should overturn a finding last year that three paint makers are responsible for creating a decades-long lead paint nuisance in California, a conservative free-market group says in a new filing.
The Washington Legal Foundation amplifies arguments made by ConAgra Grocery Products Co. and NL Industries Inc. in a Supreme Court petition filed in July.
The paint makers contend the 2017 California ruling against them, and the Sherwin-Williams Co., imposes massive retroactive liability against the companies without proof they were responsible for the presence of lead paint in thousands of California homes.
The state ...
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