Recently, manufacturers of paint containing lead lost a lawsuit brought by the state of Rhode Island, but the state was denied punitive damages. The manufacturers, however, must removed all of their paint that was used.
Before all of you computer users get all sanctimonious about the results, you need to think this through. The paint was manufactured and used during a time when it was legal and the paint was deemed superior because of its durability and color stability. It is now being judged by a different set of standards and laws ... ex post facto.
Well, somebody has to pay!
Okay, remember that when Intel and IBM and Dell and every other chip and computer manufacturer has to go to every landfill in the U.S. and remove all of the electronic junk that was dumped there. Remember than when the television and component manufacturers have to do the same thing.
Yeah, they all used lead-base solder which can leach into the environment and potentially poison our drinking water.
Hey, lead is lead. Of course, all of the computer users might object to having all of their computer manufacturers go bankrupt cleaning up their mess. But, those manufacturers know the facts and are choosing to ignore them. So let's litigate! We can go back to using calculators and telephones.
Oh, wait! We can't! Those have lead circuits, too!
Hey, let's just pick on the paint manufacturers. Nobody really cares about them.
