Lead Paint is Not a Public Nuisance

White, Nancy

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1329394

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Lead Paint is Not a Public Nuisance

Nancy J. White

Central Michigan University

January 17, 2009

Abstract:
This article summarizes the Rhode Island lead paint case decision at both the trial and supreme court levels. At trial the jury held that certain manufacturers of lead paint were liable for abatement of the lead paint in Rhode Island. The trial court refused to dismiss the case. On appeal the Rhode Island Supreme Court dismissed the case because no public right had been harmed and the lead paint manufacturers did not have control over the lead paint at the time the injuries occurred.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 8

Keywords: nuisance, lead paint

JEL Classification: K14

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Date posted: January 19, 2009 ; Last revised: January 11, 2011

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White, Nancy J., Lead Paint is Not a Public Nuisance (January 17, 2009). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1329394 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1329394

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Nancy J. White (Contact Author)

Central Michigan University ( email )

Dept. of Finance and Law
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
United States

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