1 7 ▁is ▁that ▁▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁California ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁denied ▁the ▁defend ants ' ▁request ▁for ▁review , ▁sending ▁the ▁case ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁trial ▁court ▁as ▁ordered ▁by ▁the ▁App ell ate ▁Court . ▁ ▁N L ▁Indust ries ▁settled ▁its ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁suit ▁in ▁May , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁with ▁a ▁payment ▁of ▁$ 6 0 ▁million ▁and ▁a ▁p ledge ▁to ▁stop ▁supporting ▁the ▁Con A gra ▁& ▁Sher win - Will iams ▁back ed ▁ball ot ▁measure ▁proposed ▁for ▁the ▁November , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ball ot ▁ ▁National ▁Le ad ▁and ▁Dutch ▁Boy ▁P ain ts ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁National ▁Le ad ▁entered ▁the ▁consumer ▁market ▁for ▁tit an ium ▁pain ts , ▁creating ▁a ▁product ▁line ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" D utch ▁Boy ". ▁Dutch ▁Boy ▁pain ts ▁competed ▁with ▁other ▁br ands ▁that ▁contained ▁min eral ▁products ▁supplied ▁by ▁National ▁Le ad . ▁The ▁" D utch ▁Boy ▁P ain ter ", ▁which ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Lawrence ▁Car m ich ael ▁Ear le , ▁became ▁National ▁Le ad ' s ▁symbol ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁N L ▁Indust ries ▁sold ▁off ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Boy ▁brand ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁Sher win - Will iams , ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁C PS C ' s ▁directive ▁b anning ▁on ▁the ▁manufact uring ▁of ▁lead ▁house p aint ▁went ▁into ▁effect . ▁ ▁Comp