California

Federal Judge Orders Paint Companies to Pay for Lead Paint Removal
January 10, 2014
Earlier this week, a federal judge ordered paint companies Sherwin-Williams, ConAgra, and NL Industries to pay the State of California $1.15 billion to remove lead paint from the interior surfaces of pre-1978 homes in 10 California cities and counties, the Los Angeles Times reported.  The money will go into a fund administered by California’s Department of Public...
Prop 65 / Environment
California, Cancer, Lead, Proposition 65
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Diagnostic Labs to Settle Healthcare Fraud Claims For $17.5M; Whistleblower to Get $3.7M
September 25, 2013
California-based Kan-Di-Ki, doing business as Diagnostic Laboratories and Radiology (Diagnostic Labs) has agreed to pay $17.5 million to resolve allegations that the company violated both the federal and California False Claims Acts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.  Kan-Di-Ki allegedly paid kickbacks for the referral of mobile lab and radiology services...
False Claims / Whistleblowers
California, False Claims Act, Government Fraud, healthcare fraud, Medicare Fraud, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
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Cliff Chanler Featured in KTVU News Special Report on Prop 65 Reform
May 10, 2013
Cliff Chanler, the founder of The Chanler Group, was featured in Bay Area TV station KTVU’s news report about a possible overhaul of Proposition 65.  Proposition 65, or The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires businesses that offer products for sale in California to provide health hazard warnings if the products contain chemicals known to...
Prop 65 / Environment
AB 227, California, Cliff Chanler, Gatto, Gatto Bill, Gerald G. Brown, Governor, Proposition 65
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Governor Vows to End Prop. 65 'Shake-down' Suits— by Amy Standen at KQED
May 8, 2013
Excerpted from full article at KQED: In 2011, the most recent year listed on the attorney general's website, attorneys reached settlements with business owners in 338 cases alleging Proposition 65 infringement, resulting in just under $12 million in attorneys fees. Sixty-one of those cases were filed by one man, Russell Brimer, a client of the Chanler Group,...
In the News
AB 227, California, Gatto, Gatto Bill, Governor, Jerry Brown, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning
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