New Trial in Rhode Island Lead Suit Delayed Until 2005
WASHINGTON - A Rhode Island judge recently postponed until early next year the retrial of a lead-paint lawsuit against former manufacturers of lead paint and pigments, the NPCA reported. The first trial ended in a mistrial in October 2002.
Judge Michael A. Silverstein scheduled the trial to begin on April 6, 2005, at the earliest, following a request from the Rhode Island attorney general's office seeking a delay. The state asked for more time to review Silverstein's denial of a request for a trial before a judge rather than a jury.