Hamilton v. Kirson Alston v. 2700 Virginia

We consolidate these two cases, Hamilton v. Kirson, No. 78, September Term, 2013, and Alston v. 2700 Virginia Avenue Associates, No. 100, September Term, 2013, for purposes of this opinion. In each case, a plaintiff or plaintiffs brought, among other claims, 1 a negligence action against landlords to recover for his or her injuries resulting from lead paint poisoning. 2 Neither plaintiff adduced direct evidence that the respective demised premise was a substantial contributor to the injuries or that the interiors of the homes contained lead paint, but rather relied on circumstantial evidence…