Legal Opinion
State v. Lead Industries Ass'n, Inc.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 2, 2006No. 2004-63-M.PPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Chief Justice WILLIAMS, for the Court.
We issued a writ of certiorari to address the limit, if any, on the power of the Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island to engage private counsel under a contingent fee agreement to prosecute public nuisances on behalf of the state. This is the first matter to reach this Court concerning the landmark litigation initiated by the State of Rhode Island (plaintiff) against various lead pigment manufacturers and their trade association, Lead Industries Association, Inc. (collectively defendants). 1 To help shoulder the enormous cost of this…
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