Cases Interpreting Proposition 65
The following is a list of cases related to the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act 1986 (commonly known as Proposition 65). It is provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. This list is not exhaustive, but it includes many of the seminal cases dealing with various aspects of the implementation and enforcement of the law. This list is updated infrequently, so the reader is advised to check for more current cases or recent history on those cited below. If you have comments or questions on this list, please contact the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Legal Unit at (916) 327-8357.
60-Day Notice Requirements
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine v. KFC Corp., 224 Cal.App.4th 166, 168 Cal.Rptr.3d 334, 346 (2014)
Consumer Advocacy Group v. Kintetsu Enterprises of America, 150 Cal.App.4th 953, 58 Cal. Rptr.3d 778 (2007)
Consumer Defense Group v. Rental Housing Industry Members, 137 Cal.App.4th 1185, 40 Cal.Rptr.3d 832 (2006), as modified (Apr. 20, 2006)
In re Vaccine Cases, 134 Cal. App. 4th 438, 36 Cal. Rptr. 3d 80 (2005)
DiPirro v. American Isuzu Motors, Inc., 119 Cal.App.4th 966, 14 Cal.Rptr.3d 787 (2004).
Yeroushalmi v. Miramar Sheraton, 88 Cal. App. 4th 738, 106 Cal. Rptr. 2d 332 (2001)
The Attorney General, Civil Procedure, and Standing
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. v. Kintetsu Enterprises of America, 150 Cal.App.4th 953, 58 Cal. Rptr. 3d 778 (2007)
Consumer Cause, Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson, 132 Cal. App. 4th 1175, 34 Cal. Rptr. 3d 258 (2005)
Consumer Cause, Inc. v. Mrs. Gooch's Natural Food Markets, Inc., 127 Cal. App. 4th 387, 25 Cal. Rptr. 3d 514 (2005), as modified on denial of reh'g (Mar. 30, 2005), and disapproved of on other grounds
Equilon Enterprises v. Consumer Cause, Inc., 29 Cal. 4th 53, 52 P.3d 685 (2002)
Consumer Cause, Inc. v. SmileCare, 91 Cal.App.4th 454, 110 Cal. Rptr.2d 627 (2001)
National Paint & Coatings Assn. v. State of California, 58 Cal. App. 4th 753, 68 Cal. Rptr. 2d 360 (1997)
Evidence, Scientific Standards, Methods or Procedures
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation v. Office of Environmental. Health Hazard Assessment, 24 Cal. App. 5th 220, 234 Cal. Rptr. 3d 198 (Ct. App. 2018), as modified (June 21, 2018)
Environmental. Law Foundation v. Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp., 235 Cal. App. 4th 307, 185 Cal. Rptr. 3d 189 (2015), as modified on denial of reh'g (Apr. 16, 2015)
As You Sow v. Conbraco Industries, 135 Cal.App.4th 431, 37 Cal.Rptr.3d 399 (2005).
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation. v. Edmund A. Gray Co., 115 Cal. App. 4th 8, 9 Cal. Rptr. 3d 486 (2003), as modified (Jan. 21, 2004), as modified (Jan. 23, 2004)
Baxter Healthcare Corp. v. Denton, 120 Cal.App.4th 333, 15 Cal.Rptr.3d 430 (2004)
Warning Requirements
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine v. McDonald's Corp., 187 Cal.App.4th 554, 114 Cal.Rptr.3d 414 (2010)
DiPirro v. Bondo Corp., 153 Cal.App.4th 150, 62 Cal. Rptr.3d 722 (2007), as modified (Aug. 8, 2007)
Environmental Law Foundation v. Wykle Research Inc., 134 Cal.App.4th 60, 35 Cal.Rptr.3d 788 (2005).
Consumer Cause, Inc. v. Arkopharma Inc., 106 Cal.App.4th 824, 131 Cal.Rptr.2d 342 (2003).
Consumer Cause, Inc. v. Weider Nutrition International, Inc., 92 Cal. App. 4th 363, 111 Cal. Rptr. 2d 823 (2001), as modified (Oct. 16, 2001)
Ingredient Communication Council (ICC) v. Lungren, 2 Cal.App.4th 1480, 4 Cal.Rptr.2d 216 (1992), modified (Feb. 14, 1992)
Discharge
Consumer Advocacy Group., Inc. v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 104 Cal. App. 4th 438, 128 Cal. Rptr. 2d 454 (2002)
People ex rel. Lungren v. Superior Court, 14 Cal. 4th 294, 926 P.2d 1042 (1996)
Chemical Listing
Monsanto Co. v. Office of Environmental. Health Hazard Assessment, 22 Cal. App. 5th 534, 231 Cal. Rptr. 3d 537 (Ct. App. 2018), review denied (Aug. 15, 2018)
Styrene Information & Research Center v. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, 210 Cal. App. 4th 1082, 148 Cal. Rptr. 3d 776 (2012), as modified (Nov. 15, 2012)
California Chamber of Commerce v. Brown, 196 Cal.App.4th 233, 126 Cal.Rptr.3d 214 (2011)
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, 169 Cal. App. 4th 1264, 87 Cal. Rptr. 3d 580 (2009), as modified (Jan. 29, 2009)
Western Crop Protection Association, et al. v. Gray Davis, 80 Cal.App.4th 741, 95 Cal.Rptr.2d 631 (2000), as modified on denial of reh'g (June 8, 2000)
AFL-CIO v. Deukmejian, 212 Cal. App. 3d 425, 260 Cal. Rptr. 479 (Ct. App. 1989)
Naturally Occurring Chemicals
People ex rel. Brown v. Tri-Union Seafoods, LLC, 171 Cal.App.4th 1549, 90 Cal.Rptr.3d 644 (2009)
Nicolle-Wagner v. Deukmejian, 230 Cal. App. 3d 652, 281 Cal. Rptr. 494 (Ct. App. 1991), reh'g denied and opinion modified (June 13, 1991)
AFL-CIO v. Deukmejian, 212 Cal. App. 3d 425, 260 Cal. Rptr. 479 (Ct. App. 1989)
Federal Preemption of Prop. 65
Sciortino v. Pepsico, Inc., 108 F. Supp. 3d 780 (N.D. Cal. 2015)
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine v. McDonald's Corp., 187 Cal.App.4th 554, 114 Cal.Rptr.3d 414 (2010)
American Meat Institute v. Leeman, 180 Cal.App.4th 728, 102 Cal.Rptr.3d 759 (2009)
In re Vaccine Cases, 134 Cal. App. 4th 438, 36 Cal. Rptr. 3d 80 (2005)
Dowhal v. SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare, 32 Cal. 4th 910, 88 P.3d 1 (2004)
People ex rel. Lungren v. Cotter & Co., 53 Cal. App. 4th 1373, 62 Cal. Rptr. 2d 368 (1997)
Committee of Dental Amalgam Manufacturers and Distributers v. Stratton, 92 F.3d 807 (9th Cir. 1996)
Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association v. Allenby, 958 F.2d 941 (9th Cir. 1992)
Proposition 65 and Other State Agencies
California Labor Federation v. California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, 221 Cal.App.3d 1547, 271 Cal.Rptr. 310 (Ct. App. 1990)