MACKIE v. STATE

No. 2006-63-M.P.

936 A.2d 588 (2007)

Stephen C. MACKIE et al. v. STATE of Rhode Island et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

December 11, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Larisa, Jr., Providence, for plaintiff.

Terrence J. Tierney, for defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., FLAHERTY, SUTTELL, and ROBINSON, JJ.


OPINION

Chief Justice WILLIAMS, for the Court.

In an effort to reduce the number of childhood lead poisonings in Rhode Island, the General Assembly enacted legislation intended to identify and correct lead hazards in this state. This legislation, the Lead Hazard Mitigation Act (LHMA), G.L. chapter 128.1 of title 42, has, nevertheless, sparked yet another controversy over lead paint.1

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