In the latest defeat for a government attempting to use public nuisance law against a lead paint manufacturer, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled last week that the statute does not apply in a case brought by Milwaukee.
Still pending after the decision by the Wisconsin District 1 Court of Appeals are cases pending in Ohio and California.
Milwaukee's bid to force NL Industries Inc., a former lead paint manufacturer, to pay for the cleanup of properties in the city was rejected Tuesday by the intermediate appeals court panel.
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