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Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation

Mar. 4, 2022

Judge tosses both summary adjudication motions in pollution case

Los Angeles Judge David S. Cunningham III noted that Proposition 65 “makes no distinction regarding the timing of the conduct that causes exposures,” thus failing to answer the question at issue.

After finding neither side answered relevantly his questions regarding the timeliness of the facts, Superior Court Judge David S. Cunningham III denied two cross-motions for summary adjudication to reduce the scope of a case involving a battery recycling facility accused of not properly warning San Gabriel Valley residents of exposure to lead and arsenic.

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