California Attorney General Objects to Proposition 65 Settlement in Burger King Case, Court Overrules Objections

On September 4, 2007, the California Attorney General (“CAG”) filed an objection to a joint motion for approval of a Proposition 65 settlement and consent judgment in Leeman v. Burger King Corporation, CKE Restaurants, Inc. et al. (Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 06AS02168).  The CAG objected to the amount of attorneys' fees agreed to in the settlement, compensation to be paid to Dr. Whitney Leeman for her efforts, and to Dr. Leeman's documentation supporting reduction of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons through replacement of Burger King's flame broilers.  

On September 10, 2007, Dr. Leeman filed a reply to the CAG's objections, rebutting each contention.  The reply appears below.

On September 17, 2007, the Sacramento County Superior Court granted the motion to approve the consent judgment, overruling the CAG's objections.