CHICAGO - The First District Illinois Appellate Court, First Division, on March 29 said it lacked jurisdiction to determine whether a trial court was correct in decertifying a lead exposure class action against lead industry defendants because the class plaintiffs cannot rely upon the Illinois Lead Poisoning Prevention Act to assert a causative link between the manufacture of lead-based paint and the plaintiffs' injuries (Mary Lewis, et al., v. NL Industries Inc., et al., No. 1-12-2080, Ill....(read more)
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