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Case ID: 2602 | Environmental | 08/05/2003
An Illinois class action has been filed against the Lead Industries Association, Inc. and numerous other companies on behalf of parents who allege that their children were exposed to the harmful substance because the companies conspired to produce and sell lead-based paints with full knowledge of its harmful side effects, in violation of state and federal environmental laws. The action seeks funding to support medical monitoring programs for the children.
The trial court initially dismissed the case, but on appeal the conspiracy case was revived and has been sent back to the trial court for further proceedings. The action had been dismissed because the plaintiffs could not name a particular manufacturer in the exposure claims; instead, they alleged that various lead paint producers, an industry association, and Eagle-Picher Industries Inc., a defunct corporation, were the sole suppliers and promoters of lead pigment. They also alleged that every one of the companies was a party to a conspiratorial agreement to sell paint despite knowledge of its health risks, and to suppress research that would have brought these risks to the public. The appellate court ruled that it did not matter that no one defendant could be named since all were named as a unity. Named plaintiffs Mary Lewis, Tashswan Banks, and Jacqueline Nye alleged that as a result of health hazards associated with lead-based paints sold before 1978, all minor children in Illinois "are now, have been in the past, and will be indefinitely in the future, exposed to and at risk for lead poisoning." At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Environmental Cases of Interest BP, the world’s third-largest publicly traded oil company, announced on August 5, 2006 that it was indefinitely shutting down production of its pipeline in Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay oil field. Lakefront property is only as valuable as the lake is beautiful. The class has been certified in an action filed against Tyson Foods, Inc., Simmons Foods, Inc., and Peterson Farms, Inc. on behalf of all private owners of lakefront property on Grand Lake O' the Cherokees in the northeastern corner of Oklahoma as of October 23, 2001. The defendants allegedly damaged the lake when they allowed toxic poultry waste to run off into it, in violation of state environmental laws. Groundwater and soil contamination from leaking underground fuel tanks poses an extraordinary carcinogenic danger to the U.S. population. The parties have reached a tentative settlement in an action filed against the Exxon Corporation on behalf of all persons who own property in South Carolina that might have been contaminated with petroleum products released into the environment from equipment owned or operated by Exxon or from Exxon service stations. Eligible owners of property in South Carolina (who don't have to be SC residents) should contact the class attorneys for information regarding participation in the settlement.
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