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Mass Tort Defense
Prop 65 Reforms Proposed
By Sean Wajert
Our readers know how Prop 65 has created numerous issues for product sellers and created much litigation mischief in the hands of overzealous plaintif
Manufacturing Law Blog
A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO CALIFORNIA PROP. 65?
California’s legislature has moved closer to approving a measure that may significantly curb lawsuits filed against manufacturers and distributors under California Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”). A California assemblyman, Mike Gatto,…
The Real Estate & Environmental Law Blog
Court Enjoins BPA Prop 65 Reproductive Listing, More to Come.
On April 19, 2013 Superior Court Judge Cadei on Motion for Preliminary Injunction enjoined OEHHA from listing or taking further action with respect to Bisphenol A ("BPA") with respect to its…
The Real Estate & Environmental Law Blog
Xylene Not Added to the Prop 65 List
The OEHHA DART committee which identifies reproductive hazards for the Prop 65 list declined to list xylene as a reproductive or developmental toxicant. Xylene is used as a solvent in…
The Real Estate & Environmental Law Blog
BPA Listing Challenged by American Chemistry Council under Prop 65
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has filed a law suit to prevent California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) from adding Bisphenol A (BPA) to its Proposition 65 list…
The Real Estate & Environmental Law Blog
Supplements are considered “Food” and Subject to the Naturally Occurring Defense Under Prop 65
San Francisco Superior Court Judge John Munter ruled that dietary supplements are included in the definition of "foods"under Proposition 65, following a pre-trial motion the sole issue was whether dietary supplements are foods…
The Real Estate & Environmental Law Blog
BPA Intention to List, Deadline to Comment Extended
OEHHA issued a January 25th notice that initiated a 30‑day public comment period that was scheduled to close on February 25, 2013, for the listing of BPA. "Bisphenol A" or…
Franchising & Distribution Law Blog
Proposition 65: Distributor’s Products that Enter California Must Contain a Warning
In 1986, California enacted the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Environment Act popularly referred to as “Proposition 65.” Cal. Health & Safety Code § 25249.6 (West 2012). Proposition 65 requires…
frESH
Prop 65 is Only the Harbinger of Things to Come in California: Green Chemistry Initiative is on the Horizon in 2013
A sage lawyer, once opined… “Kermit the Frog seems to have had it right when he warbled his catchy little tune lamenting the perils of being green; although he might…
Stoel Rives Environmental Law
Upcoming Webinar: Don’t Get Caught California Dreaming: The Proposition Trap
Join Stoel Rives attorney Melissa Jones for a webinar to help you avoid getting caught in the Proposition 65 trap. The webinar will cover significant regulatory and enforcement issues associated…