Posted on September 15, 2005
Excerpted from the full length article at Prop. 65 Clearinghouse:
While the rest of us were lounging at the beach working on our tans, Prop. 65 plaintiffs Russel Brimer and Whitney Leeman were as they say, making hay while the sun shined.
In nine cases settled since July they have received $358,499...
Posted on September 15, 2005
Excerpted form the full length article in Prop. 65 Clearinghouse:
With the latest group of 60-day notices from Russell Brimer and Whitney Leeman, clients of Prop. 65 Connecticut-based attorney Clifford Chanler, have put them way ahead of other plaintiffs in filing notices this year. Together they...
Posted on August 22, 2005
Excerpted from the full article at Prop. 65 Clearinghouse:
At end of summer, a flurry of 60-day notices were sent by Proposition 65 plaintiffs Russell Brimer and Whitney Leeman. Both are represented by Connecticut-based attorney Clifford Chanler. The 30 new notices and two amended letters were sent...
Posted on November 1, 2004
Excerpted from the full length article at Prop. 65 Clearinghouse:
An Orange County landfill long used for the disposal of oil drilling and other wastes-- and the site of an abandoned well blow-out earlier this year—is at the center of an unusual Proposition 65 struggle.
So far, the defendants...
Posted on October 15, 2001
Excerpted from the full article at Forbes:
Clever moneymaking scheme: Visit any doctor or dentist in California. If you don't see signs warning you that the physician is using potentially harmful chemicals as defined by the state's Proposition 65 (e.g., mercury fillings), haul him into...
Posted on December 1, 1999
Excerpted from the full length article in Prop. 65 News:
LaMura, who at one point held up a plastic bag filled with a sample of resin “so we can put a face on it,” added, “The levels of exposure for our manufacturing plant are within the requirements for OSHA, while [As You Sow]...
Posted on October 15, 1999
Excerpted from the full length article at the San Francisco Daily Journal:
The measure [SB1269] allows private organizations to keep 25% of any of the money they win in penalties. Such cases rarely go to trial, however, and in the past some groups have come under fire for reaching settlements that...
Posted on October 15, 1999
Excerpted from the full length article at Prop. 65 News:
In the dog days of summer, it appears that even Proposition 65 enforcers relax. From July 16 through August 31, the attorney general’s office reported a substantial downturn in filing of 60-day notices. The tally for the six-week period...
Posted on October 1, 1999
Excerpted from the full length article at Prop. 65 News:
A long standing attempt to extend the reach of Proposition 65 through-out the entire chain of a product’s distribution, including into the manufacturing and processing workplaces of out-of-state companies, has fallen apart in San...
Posted on October 1, 1999
Excerpted from the full length article at Prop. 65 News:
As You Sow’s complaint against Clifford Chanler is based on a mixture of contract, tort and statutory theories, including breach of contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation and misappropriation of trade secrets. In addition to...
