NL Industries controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
California files Exide cleanup cost-recovery lawsuit against former operators and waste companies
Lawsuit filed
California filed a lawsuit alleging that three companies or their corporate successors that formerly owned or operated the Exide Technologies battery recycling plant, and seven companies or successors that sent hazardous waste there or arranged for its treatment or disposal, are liable for cleaning up pollution under federal Superfund law. The state seeks to recover more than $136 million already spent on cleanup, plus future cleanup costs. The suit names NL Industries, JX Nippon Mining & Metals, Gould Electronics, Kinsbursky Bros., Trojan Battery Co., Ramcar Batteries, Clarios, Quemetco, International Metals Ekco and Blount.
Stated objective. Recover more than $136 million spent on cleanup and future cleanup costs.
Source excerpt
The 39-page suit names NL Industries, JX Nippon Mining & Metals and Gould Electronics as previous owners or operators of the plant or their successors. It names Kinsbursky Bros., Trojan Battery Co., Ramcar Batteries, Clarios, Quemetco, International Metals Ekco and Blount as companies or successors of companies that transported hazardous waste to the plant, arranged for it to be shipped there, or both.
In the complaint filed Monday, the state Department of Toxic Substances Control alleges that three companies, or their corporate successors, that were past owners or operators of the facility and seven companies, or their successors, that sent hazardous waste or arranged for its treatment or disposal there are liable for cleaning up the pollution under the federal Superfund law.
2018
Settlement of California lead-paint claims
NL Industries settled its portion of the litigation for $60 million and agreed not to support a related ballot measure.
2017
Appellate reversal in California lead-paint case
An appellate court reversed the trial judgment and remanded the matter for a narrower abatement calculation and a hearing concerning a receiver.
2014
California lead-paint liability ruling
A California trial court held NL Industries and two other paint companies jointly and severally liable for $1.15 billion for a lead-paint abatement fund. The case concerned alleged failure to disclose health risks associated with lead paint.