A federal appeals court has thrown out a historic verdict against paint companies a jury found responsible for the lead poisoning suffered by three men who lived in old Milwaukee houses as toddlers.

Lead paint was banned for use in residential homes in 1978 because exposure to the toxic substance causes severe health and development problems in children. There is not enough lead in lead paint to ...

You may keep your house in great shape, and you've probably repainted with latex paint at some point. But if your home is pre-1978, you might want to dig a little deeper to keep your family safe. That ...

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WE VISITED LOCAL RESTAURANTS. LEAD INSIDE MILWAUKEE AREA HOMES IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE, IMPACTING MORE THAN JUST THE PIPES. THE CITY’S HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS MAKING A NEW PUSH TO REMOVE THE HARMFUL ...

Two decades of litigation between California municipalities and paint manufacturers culminated in a $305 million settlement Wednesday to help remove the health blight of lead paint from houses across ...

In ruling that three paint manufacturers have known since the early 20 th Century of the danger the use of lead paint inside homes posed to children, a California appeals court has upheld the bulk of ...

Lead-based paint is one of the leading causes of lead exposure among children. (AP Photo) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - When Californian counties and cities first sued paint makers in 2000, they wanted the companies to pay billions to remove dangerous old lead paint from hundreds of ...