3:18 PM Fri, Jan 04, 2008 | Permalink
By Benjamin N. Gedan  Email this author | Email this entry |
PROVIDENCE -- Three former lead paint manufacturers have asked a judge to strike down a $2.4 billion cleanup plan requested by the state.
The proposal would force Sherwin-Williams and two other companies to pay for the inspection and cleanup of roughly a quarter-million older homes believed to contain toxic lead paint. The companies believe the state’s proposal is legally flawed and needs to be thrown out or at least altered.
But Superior Court Judge Michael Silverstein appeared unlikely to grant the companies’ request during arguments today.
Silverstein says the companies’ concerns would best be addressed by two public health experts who were specially appointed to evaluate the state’s plan and make recommendations to him.
-- The Associated Press
New comments
New photos
Authors
New posts
Projo blogs
Archives
Yeah man, this is what America is all about. It doesn't really matter if this is right or wrong. It's making the lawyers rich that matters! Plus, maybe I'll get new windows and doors in all my rental units. So Hell yeah, make those big companies pay!
Report Abuse