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Perspective

Mar. 6, 2009

Warning: Frivolous Signage Ahead

Warning signs mandated by Proposition 65 are there not to protect you but to prevent frivolous litigation against the businesses that post them.

By Lisa L. Halko

"WARNING: This area contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, or birth defects or other reproductive harm." You have walked by that sign today: in a hotel lobby, in a parking garage, at the gas station, at the drug store, at the dentist. Unless you just arrived from out of state, you probably don't notice it any more. Technically, the signs are true - but they are not informative. Do you need to be told that there's engine exh...

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