City of Chicago v. American Cyanamid Co.

This is a public nuisance case. Plaintiff, the City of Chicago, has filed suit against American Cyanamid Company, Atlantic Richfield Company, BP Corporation North America, Inc., BP America, Inc., Conagra Foods, Inc., Conagra Grocery Products Company, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Millenium Chemicals, Inc., Millenium Inorganic Chemicals, Inc., NL Industries, Inc., and the SherwinWilliams Company, which are entities that manufactured or sold lead pigments or lead-based paint at some time prior to 1978. Plaintiff alleges that the continued presence of lead-based paint in the City of…