Civil Litigation
Jan. 30, 2020
Talc products hit with Prop 65 lawsuit
Plaintiffs said the powders contain carcinogenic chemicals, such as arsenic, lead and chromium, which are listed as known to cause cancer under Proposition 65, the state’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986.
Suppliers and distributors of talcum powder products were sued Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, accused of selling toxic products in violation of California's Proposition 65 law.
The lawsuit, filed by asbestos litigators Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Abtahi Law Group LLC, and McGowan, Hood & Felder LLC, centers around baby powder and shower-to-shower products that have been the subject of intense litigation over the pa...
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