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Environmental

Sep. 15, 2001

Lead Paint Nuisance Claim Rejected

SAN JOSE - Bay Area counties have failed, for the last time, in their bid to add a public nuisance claim to a pending class action accusing the lead paint industry of interfering with public health by selling a poisonous product for decades.

By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN JOSE - Bay Area counties have failed, for the last time, in their bid to add a public nuisance claim to a pending class action accusing the lead paint industry of interfering with public health by selling a poisonous product for decades.
        Santa Clar...

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