PROVIDENCE — A Superior Court judge has ruled that the state can proceed with a lawsuit seeking damages from eight companies it alleges are responsible for lead paint hazards in Rhode Island buildings.
Judge Michael Silverstein made the decision yesterday. The suit names American Cyanamid Co., Atlantic Richfield Co., E.I. Dupont, O’Brien Corp., Glidden Co., NL Industries Inc., SCM Chemicals, and Sherwin-Williams Co., alleging the companies knew about and concealed the health dangers of lead. The suit also names the Lead Industries Association.
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Lead poisoning is linked to neurological damage, delayed mental and physical development and learning disabilities in children. Children living in older buildings with flaking paint are especially susceptible to lead poisoning, as they are at risk for ingesting lead paint, which wasn’t banned until the 1970s.
