Prop. 65 Plaintiffs' Group Scores Big in Fee Award Cases

Posted: 10/31/1995  browse the blog archive

The San Francisco based group As You Sow, led by attorney Clifford Chanler, has received an award of substantial attorneys' fees from a San Francisco Superior Court judge as result of two successful cases under Proposition 65. As You Sow received over $48,000 of total fees and costs for preparing and moving forward with a case prosecuting The R.J. McGlennon Company for selling paint containing toluene without the required Prop. 65 warning. McGlennon settled the case and agreed to label future products with a standard Prop. 65 warning indicating that the chemical was known to cause cancer and birth defects in the State of California. As You Sow was also awarded $214,749 for their spade work that supported the Attorney General's action in prosecuting multiple paint manufacturers, including Sherwin Williams.