When Rhode Island dropped DuPont from its lawsuit against former makers of lead paint last year, the company had agreed to donate $9 million to a nonprofit group focused on preventing childhood exposure to lead. But not generally disclosed were the close ties between DuPont and the Children's Health Forum. Watchdogs say the previously unreported connection casts a cloud over the deal, which let DuPont out of a case that cost other lead paint companies billions of dollars.
August 04, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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When the state of Rhode Island dropped DuPont Co. from its lawsuit against former makers of lead paint last year, DuPont had agreed to donate $9 million to a group for cleanup and education efforts.
At the time, Attorney General Patrick Lynch described the Children’s Health Forum as a nonprofit organization focused on preventing childhood exposure to lead.
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