ST. LOUIS, Mo. (FIRST ALERT 4) – A Maryland Heights-based company has settled a lawsuit that alleged lead poisoning in Peru.
Doe Run Resources Corp. agreed to pay $150 million to settle the lawsuit, originally filed in 2007.
According to the complaint, Doe Run failed to reduce lead emissions at the La Oroya smelter in the Peruvian Andes, which resulted in permanent injuries and harm…