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July 18, 2019

Lead paint suppliers settle suit for $305M

By DON THOMPSON
Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The nation's major suppliers of lead paint have agreed to pay California's largest cities and counties $305 million to settle a nearly 20-year-old lawsuit, attorneys said Wednesday.

The settlement comes after years of legal and legislative battling in California and other states. Lead paint suppliers tried to change California law last year with a ballot initiative that they later withdrew.


 
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