Cases Interpreting Proposition 65

The following list of cases related to the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (commonly known as Proposition 65), 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

Consumer Defense Group v. Rental Housing Industry Members, 137 Cal.App.4th 1185, 40 Cal.Rptr.3d 832 (2006)

DiPirro v. American Isuzu Motors, Inc., 119 Cal.App.4th 966, 14 Cal.Rptr.3d 787 (2004).

Yeroushalmi v. Miramar Sheraton, Westin Bonaventure, Arco Oil and Gas, 88 Cal.App.4th 738, 106 Cal Rptr.2d 332 (2001).

Consumer Advocacy Group v. Kintetsu Enterprises of America, 150 Cal.App.4th 953, 58 Cal. Rptr.3d 778 (2007)

The Attorney General, Civil Procedure, and Standing

Consumer Cause v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. Bill Lockyer, 132 Cal.App.4th 1175, 34 Cal.Rptr.3d 258 (2005).

Consumer Cause v. Mrs. Gooch’s Natural Food Markets, Inc., 127 Cal.App.4th 387, 25 Cal.Rptr.3d 514 (2005).

Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. v. Kintetsu Enterprises of America, 150 Cal.App.4th 953, 58 Cal. Rptr. 3d 778 (2007)

Consumer Cause v. Smile Care, 91 Cal.App.4th 454, 110 Cal. Rptr.2d 627 (2001)

Evidence, Scientific Standards, Methods or Procedures

As You Sow v. Conbraco Industries, Inc., 135 Cal.App.4th 431, 37 Cal.Rptr.3d 399 (2006).

Mateel v. Gray, 115 Cal.App.4th 8, 9 Cal.Rptr.3d 486 (2004)

Baxter Healthcare Corporation v. Denton, 120 Cal.App.4th 333, 15 Cal.Rptr.3d 430 (2004)

Warning Requirements

Environmental Law Foundation v. Wykle Research Inc., 134 Cal.App.4th 60, 35 Cal.Rptr.3d 788 (2005).

Ingredient Communication Council (ICC) v. Lungren, 2 Cal.App.4th 1480, 4 Cal.Rptr.2d 216 (1992).

Consumer Cause v. Weider Nutrition Int’l Inc., 92 Cal.App.4th 363, 111 Cal.Rptr.2d 823 (2001).

Consumer Cause Inc. v. Arkopharma, 106 Cal.App.4th 824, 131 Cal.Rptr.2d 342 (2003).

DiPirro v. Bondo Corp., 153 Cal.App.4th 150, 62 Cal. Rptr.3d 722 (2007)

Discharge

Consumer Advocacy Group Inc. v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, 104 Cal.App.4th 438, 128 Cal Rptr.2d 454 (2002).

Lungren v. City and County of San Francisco and American Standard, 14 Cal.4th 294, 926 P.2d 1042, 58 Cal Rptr.2d 855 (1997).

Chemical Listing

Styrene Information and Research Center  v Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (Nov. 15, 2012) 210 Cal.App.4th 1082

California Chamber of Commerce v Schwarzenegger et al., 196 Cal.App 4th, 233 (2011)

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, 169 Cal.App.4th 1264, 87 Cal. Rptr.3d 580 (2009)

Western Crop Protection Association, et al. v. Gray Davis, 80 Cal.App.4th 741, 95 Cal.Rptr.2d 631 (2000)
 
AFL-CIO v. Deukmejian, 212 Cal.App.3d 425, 260 Cal.Rptr. 479 (1989)

Naturally Occurring Chemicals

Nicolle-Wagner v. Deukmejian, 230 Cal App.3d 652, 281 Cal.Rptr. 494 (1991)

The People ex rel. Brown v. Tri-Union Seafoods, LLC, 171 Cal.App.4th 1549, 90 Cal.Rptr.3d 644 (2009)

Federal Preemption of Prop. 65

Re Vaccine Cases, 134 Cal.App.4th 438, 36 Cal.Rptr.3d 80 (2005)

Dowhal v. Smithkline Beecham Consumer Healthcare, 32 Cal.4th 910, 12 Cal Rptr.3d 262 (2004)

Committee of Dental Amalgam Manufacturers and Distributers v. Stratton, 92 F.3d 807 (9th Cir. 1996)
 
Lungren v. Cotter & Company, 53 Cal.App.4th 1373, 62 Cal.Rptr.2d 368 (1997)

Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association v. Allenby, 958 F.2d 941 (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 (1990)

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