California Attorney General
June 23, 2014
Clients of The Chanler Group, which included Brimer, Englander, Held, Leeman, Moore and Vinocur, together settled the most cases-192-for a total of $7,715,801 of which $1,307,980 went to civil penalties-with some of the highest percentages), $6,246,321 for attorney fees and for the first time, $95,500 payment-in-lieu of penalties to the Silent Spring Institute. link...
May 17, 2013
Excerpted from full article at Prop 65 Clearinghouse:
A Sacramento Superior Court judge has granted the Attorney General's request to dismiss a complaint by three clients of The Chanler Group arguing that the AG's regulation requiring Proposition 65 private plaintiffs to serve the AG with a proposed settlement at least 45 days prior to the motion to approve the...
May 16, 2013
California Attorney General Kamala Harris recently filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target, and other food retailers, alleging that they were selling lead-tainted ginger and plum candies and other food products without the health hazard warning required by California law, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Under Proposition 65, companies selling...
California Attorney General, Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods
August 1, 2013
California Attorney General Kamala Harris and Attorneys General from eight other states sent a letter to Congress earlier this week to voice their opposition to the proposed Chemical Safety Improvement Act (CSIA), or S.1009, in its current form. The CSIA was proposed last month as an amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
The Attorneys General wrote to...
AG, Attorney General, California Attorney General, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013, CSIA, Proposition 65
Aldo, Cadmium, California Attorney General, California District Attorney, California Health and Safety Code sections 25249.5 25249.13, Cancer, Children’s products, Chromium, Chromium in auto paints, Civil fines, Civil penalties, Coca-Cola, Corning, Distributor of consumer products, Dr. Pepper, Groups acting in the public interest, Hazardous chemicals, Importers of consumer products, Kate Spade, Lead, Lead in dishware, Lead In glass soda bottles, Lead in grips of hand tools, Lead in utensils, Mandated warnings, Manufacturer of consumer products, Maximum Allowable Dose, Maybelline, Inc., Mikasa, Inc., Nine West, No Significant Risk Level, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Opt-in Settlements, Pepsi, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reproductive Harm, Retailer of Consumer Products, Revlon, Right to know law, Safe Harbor Levels, State of California, Superior Court of California, The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, Toluene in nail polish, Wedgewood
Aldo, Cadmium, California Attorney General, California District Attorney, California Health and Safety Code sections 25249.5 25249.13, Cancer, Children’s products, Chromium, Chromium in auto paints, Civil fines, Civil penalties, Coca-Cola, Corning, Distributor of consumer products, Dr. Pepper, Groups acting in the public interest, Hazardous chemicals, Importers of consumer products, Kate Spade, Lead, Lead in dishware, Lead In glass soda bottles, Lead in grips of hand tools, Lead in utensils, Mandated warnings, Manufacturer of consumer products, Maximum Allowable Dose, Maybelline, Inc., Mikasa, Inc., Nine West, No Significant Risk Level, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Opt-in Settlements, Pepsi, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reproductive Harm, Retailer of Consumer Products, Revlon, Right to know law, Safe Harbor Levels, State of California, Superior Court of California, The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, Toluene in nail polish, Wedgewood
Aldo, Cadmium, California Attorney General, California District Attorney, California Health and Safety Code sections 25249.5 25249.13, Cancer, Children’s products, Chromium, Chromium in auto paints, Civil fines, Civil penalties, Coca-Cola, Corning, Distributor of consumer products, Dr. Pepper, Groups acting in the public interest, Hazardous chemicals, Importers of consumer products, Kate Spade, Lead, Lead in dishware, Lead In glass soda bottles, Lead in grips of hand tools, Lead in utensils, Mandated warnings, Manufacturer of consumer products, Maximum Allowable Dose, Maybelline, Inc., Mikasa, Inc., Nine West, No Significant Risk Level, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Opt-in Settlements, Pepsi, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reproductive Harm, Retailer of Consumer Products, Revlon, Right to know law, Safe Harbor Levels, State of California, Superior Court of California, The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, Toluene in nail polish, Wedgewood
Aldo, Cadmium, California Attorney General, California District Attorney, California Health and Safety Code sections 25249.5 25249.13, Cancer, Children’s products, Chromium, Chromium in auto paints, Civil fines, Civil penalties, Coca-Cola, Corning, Distributor of consumer products, Dr. Pepper, Groups acting in the public interest, Hazardous chemicals, Importers of consumer products, Kate Spade, Lead, Lead in dishware, Lead In glass soda bottles, Lead in grips of hand tools, Lead in utensils, Mandated warnings, Manufacturer of consumer products, Maximum Allowable Dose, Maybelline, Inc., Mikasa, Inc., Nine West, No Significant Risk Level, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Opt-in Settlements, Pepsi, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reproductive Harm, Retailer of Consumer Products, Revlon, Right to know law, Safe Harbor Levels, State of California, Superior Court of California, The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, Toluene in nail polish, Wedgewood
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