When a state sues an industry -- think tobacco -- any settlement money typically goes directly to that state. But when Rhode Island dropped the DuPont Corporation from a lead paint lawsuit last year, after the defendant agreed to donate $12 million to charity, most of the money ended up at organizations based in Washington, D.C., and Boston. Which is why Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch has some explaining to do. Rhode Island's "public nuisance" lawsuit against DuPont and several other former lead paint companies predates General Lynch, but the decisions to continue the litigation and settle were entirely ... .