Environmental
Jul. 10, 2015
Judge allows case challenging Prop. 65 lead standard to proceed
Attorneys bringing private enforcement actions under the state's toxics warning law hope the lawsuit will force the state to revise its long standing rule exempting products with low lead levels from having to carry a warning label.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a victory for plaintiff's attorneys who enforce the state's toxics warning law,
Proposition 65, an Alameda County judge will allow a lawsuit to go forward that alleges
the state has an outdated and unsafe standard for lead levels in consumer products.
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The lawsuit, filed by the nonprofit Mateel Environmental Justic...
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