(May 12, 2017, 11:25 AM EDT) -- BRONX, N.Y. — A New York state court justice on April 12 denied a motion to dismiss a lead-based paint poisoning case against two owner/operators of an apartment, concluding that they breached their duty to care for the plaintiffs by failing to abate lead-based paint hazards on the premises in the appropriate timeframe (Paola Lopez, et al. v. 506-510 Associates LLC, et al., No. 14040/2004, N.Y. Sup., Bronx Co.; 2017 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1688)....