[Lead paint] Alessia grew up in an old house.She was diagnosed with permanent kidney and nervous system damage,which doctors determined was linked to the lead paint she chipped off her windows and digested when she was younger.In order to offset some of the continuing medical costs,Alessia wants to sue the lead paint manufacturer,however,she doesn't know what brand of paint was used in her home.The most popular brand of lead paint in her area at the time the interior of her house was painted was made by ColorCo,but PaintCo and BrightCo were significant producers also.
-Which paint manufacturers can Alessia sue?

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A)Courts using the market share theory generally require that the plaintiff prove that 1)all defendants are tortfeasors;2)the allegedly harmful products are identical and share the same defective qualities;3)the plaintiff is unable to identify which defendant caused her injury,through no fault of her own;and 4)the manufacturers of substantially all the defective products in the relevant area and during the relevant time are named as defendants.
B)Courts using the market share theory generally require that the plaintiff prove that 1)all defendants are tortfeasors;2)the allegedly harmful products are identical and share the same defective qualities;3)the plaintiff is unable to identify which defendant caused her injury,through no fault of her own;and 4)the manufacturers of substantially all the defective products in the relevant area and during the relevant time are named as defendants.
C)Courts using the market share theory generally require that the plaintiff prove that 1)all defendants are tortfeasors;2)the allegedly harmful products are identical and share the same defective qualities;3)the plaintiff is unable to identify which defendant caused her injury,through no fault of her own;and 4)the manufacturers of substantially all the defective products in the relevant area and during the relevant time are named as defendants.
D)Courts using the market share theory generally require that the plaintiff prove that 1)all defendants are tortfeasors;2)the allegedly harmful products are identical and share the same defective qualities;3)the plaintiff is unable to identify which defendant caused her injury,through no fault of her own;and 4)the manufacturers of substantially all the defective products in the relevant area and during the relevant time are named as defendants.
E)Courts using the market share theory generally require that the plaintiff prove that 1)all defendants are tortfeasors;2)the allegedly harmful products are identical and share the same defective qualities;3)the plaintiff is unable to identify which defendant caused her injury,through no fault of her own;and 4)the manufacturers of substantially all the defective products in the relevant area and during the relevant time are named as defendants.

[Lead Paint] Alessia Grew Up in an Old House