Litigation
Jan. 22, 2014
Company sues state over new furniture flammability rules
A leading maker of chemical flame retardants has sued the state of California to block its new furniture flammability standards, arguing it violates state law and threatens public safety.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A leading maker of chemical flame retardants has sued the state of California to block its new furniture flammability standards, arguing it violates state law and threatens public safety.
Philadelphia-based Chemtura Corp., which filed its lawsuit last week in Sacramento County Superior Court, pilloried the new rules, which went into effect Jan. 1.
"If left unchallenged, California'...
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