Government,
Environmental & Energy,
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Feb. 13, 2018
New front in Proposition 65 litigation opens up later this year
While most of the 2018 revisions have been characterized as simple clarifications, they also appear likely to spawn an entire new line of claims aimed at the adequacy of warning, which will be in addition to the ongoing claims for failure to warn.
Kristin Larson
Counsel
Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth PC
Phone: (805) 730-6822
Email: klarson@stradlinglaw.com
George Washington Univ LS; Washington DC
Kristin has been an environmental, health and safety attorney since 2001.
California's Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 -- aka Proposition 65 -- is that tricky piece of legislation responsible for the ubiquitous placards and labels found throughout the state warning you about the dangers of your coffee, your French fries, the gas you pump and even your shower curtain.
This law is also well-known for the cottage industry of private attorney generals (less flatteringly known as "bounty-...
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