The Chanler Group Presents at Annual Prop 65 Conference

Attorneys, scientists, nonprofits, and government officials gathered in San Francisco on Monday, April 8, 2013 at the annual Proposition 65 Conference held by the Prop 65 Clearinghouse to discuss the latest issues and developments in Proposition 65 compliance, enforcement, and defense.  Among the attendees were attorneys from The Chanler Group, including Josh Voorhees, who was a featured panelist during one of the afternoon sessions.

The conference agenda included presentations and panels on Proposition 65 compliance, chemical exposure assessments, recent actions taken by California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, the role of the California Attorney General in Proposition 65 enforcement, and quality assurance.  Members of the plaintiffs’ and defense bars, as well as individuals from the scientific community, collaborated to shed some light on these topics.

Josh Voorhees presented during a session entitled, “Settling Out of Court: Who Benefits?” moderated by the Hon. William Cahill (Ret.).  Mr. Voorhees was joined on the panel by Robert Bader, Kathryn Edwards, and Robert Hines, who engaged in a discussion of the benefits and challenges of out of court settlements, followed by questions and answers from the audience.

The Chanler Group was one of nine premium sponsors of the Prop 65 Conference.

The Chanler Group represents citizen enforcers who, acting in the public interest, commence actions against businesses offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm without first providing the health hazard warning required by Proposition 65. Citizen enforcers bringing Proposition 65 actions in the public interest may obtain a Court Judgment imposing civil penalties, an injunction requiring reformulation of products, and/or provision of health hazard warnings. The Chanler Group has represented citizen enforcers of Proposition 65 for more than twenty years.