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Judge: Paint Companies to Pay California Cities $1.1B

Paint companies have been ordered to pay $1.1 billion to 10 California cities and counties so that lead can be safely removed from millions of older homes. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Kleinberg found that Conagra Grocery Products …

Manufacturers Argue Against $1 Billion Sought for Lead Paint

NL Industries Inc. is one of five paint companies that presented closing arguments against a public-nuisance lawsuit by 10 California cities and counties seeking more than $1 billion to replace or contain lead paint in millions of homes. Superior Court …