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Environmental

Jan. 28, 2015

Plaintiffs challenge longstanding lead standard under Prop. 65

A new lawsuit, which claims the state is relying on outdated science, could expand reach of litigation under the toxics warning law.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Attorneys with a long history of suing companies over alleged violations of the state's toxics warning law, Proposition 65, have filed a new lawsuit that could expand litigation over products that contain lead.


For nearly a quarter century, the state has had a standard in place that allowed products that expose people to small amounts of lead to avoid carrying a Prop. 65 warning label. A lawsuit, f...

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