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Insight
Today’s complete Insight index  Renee Sauer | Dispatch photos When she was 2, Ladeja Ross tested positive for lead poisoning. Lead was removed from her home, and now, at age 5, she has a low lead level. But many other Ohio children aren't getting the lead-poisoning tests that the law requires. Lawsuits filed by Columbus and others seek billions for widespread cleanup Billions of dollars are at stake for former lead-paint manufacturers in a Rhode Island lawsuit that triggered a flurry of similar suits across the country. Columbus and Ohio filed suits more than a year ago using the same legal argument as Rhode Island: Lead paint is a public nuisance that threatens the health and safety of residents, and manufacturers should remove it from hundreds of thousands of homes. "I think the Rhode Island case is pivotal," said John P. Kennedy, a Columbus lawyer with Crabbe Brown & James, which teamed up with a Rhode Island law firm to help Columbus with its suit. More storiesElection 2008 |
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