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Paint litigation was a frequent focus for Public Nuisance Wire in 2009.

MISSISSIPPI - Sherwin-William has filed notice of intent to appeal a $7 million verdict favoring a former Mississippi high school sports star who blames the paint company for lead poisoning.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Since 2000, trial lawyer Jack McConnell has contributed to the campaigns of 13 current U.S. senators who may eventually help make him a federal judge.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - For nine years prospective federal judge nominee Jack McConnell battled paint makers with boundless powers he received from attorneys general he helped elect.

In light of subsequent actions against lead paint and asbestos manufacturers, a 2001 commentary by Robert Levy of the Cato Institute on contingency-fee arrangements seems positively prescient.

The Public Nuisance Fairness Coalition and associated groups have filed an amici curiae brief in support of the defendant in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - A trade association says government agencies that were lured by the "siren song" of plaintiffs attorneys seeking state contracts have jeopardized balanced government decision-making in parens patriae litigation.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray recently sat down with RightOhio blogger Matt Naugle to discuss public nuisance lawsuits aimed at lead paint manufacturers and other issues facing the Buckeye State's top law enforcement official.

MISSISSIPPI - Paint maker Sherwin-Williams has filed for a new trial after being hit with a jury verdict of $7 million for manufacturing lead paint that allegedly harmed a Mississippi athlete.

BETHESDA, Md. - Small businesses, thrift retailers, and public libraries could be hurt the most by a Consumer Product Safety Commission order lowering the acceptable amount of lead in products intended for children.

In a conversation about everything from court cases to Buddhism, it's easy to see why her blog is becoming a must-read for legal professionals and law junkies alike.

MADISON, Wisc. (Legal Newsline) - After a setback in Mississippi, the paint industry earned another victory Tuesday when the Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with it in the case of a minor who claimed it was liable for his lead poisoning.

MADISON, Wisc. -- Children suffering from lead paint poisoning cannot sue the paint’s manufacturer, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled today.

JACKSON, Miss. -- A Mississippi jury has ruled against Sherwin-Williams after the paint company giant was found liable for the illnesses of a Mississippi boy who'd consumed lead paint chips.

PROVIDENCE -- The nomination of trial attorney Jack McConnell to a federal judgeship in Rhode Island and his relationship with former State Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse has sparked a great deal of controversy.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Drury Development Corporation settled with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) late last month and has agreed to replace windows and get rid of lead in four of its single-family residential properties that it leases in St. Louis.

PROVIDENCE -- Jack McConnell’s highly partisan background could bar him from a federal judgeship seat, according to a Rhode Island Republican Party official.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Vice President Joe Biden has announced nearly $100 million of stimulus funding will go toward lead paint removal from low income homes.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bay area attorney and public nuisance litigator Ann Ravel has been appointed by the Obama administration to head the Justice Department’s Torts Branch.