Legal Opinion
People v. Conagra Grocery Prods. Co.
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided November 14, 2017No. H040880PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMihara, J.
*514*65After a lengthy court trial, the People of the State of California (plaintiff) prevailed in this representative public nuisance action against defendants ConAgra Grocery Products Company (ConAgra), NL Industries, Inc. (NL), and the Sherwin-Williams Company (SWC).1 The trial court ordered ConAgra, NL, and SWC to pay $1.15 billion into a fund to be used to abate the public nuisance created by interior residential lead paint in the 10 California jurisdictions represented by plaintiff. ConAgra, NL, and SWC (collectively defendants) challenge the court's judgment on many grounds. They contend,…
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