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Litigation

Jul. 21, 2015

CalTrans settled for $10 million over toddler's lead paint exposure

After repeatedly ignoring tenants' complaints about chipping lead paint at a residential property, the state agency paid the family of a 5-year-old left permanently unable to speak.


By America Hernandez


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Marc R. Marmaro approved a $10 million settlement
this week between the California Department of Transportation and the family of a
5-year-old child who suffered permanent brain damage after sustained exposure to lead-based
paint on Caltrans property. Connor Michaels-Nolan et al v. State of Califor...

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