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Health Care & Hospital Law

Aug. 14, 2010

Restaurants Can Be Sued Over Toxins

The 2nd District Court of Appeal has allowed a lawsuit against McDonald's, TGI Friday's, Applebee's and other chain restaurants to go forward, ruling Thursday that federal poultry protection law does not preempt California's Proposition 65.

By Ciaran McEvoy

Daily Journal Staff Writer

The 2nd District Court of Appeal has allowed a lawsuit against McDonald's, TGI Friday's, Applebee's and other chain restaurants to go forward, ruling Thursday federal poultry protection law does not preempt California's Proposition 65.

In a 20-page opinion written by Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson, the court ruled that Superi...

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