Prop 65
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
California bill SB 1572, signed by Gov. Gray Davis Aug. 30, would amend Prop 65 by requiring private litigants settling any alleged violation to submit to the state AG a reporting form that includes results of the settlement, final disposition of the case. Introduced Feb. 20 by Byron Sher (D-Stanford), SB 1572 moved through the legislature without substantive amendment. Measure will supplement added controls on Prop 65 cases recently established by Sher's SB 471, enacted in October 2001. State is in the process of implementing law, which requires private litigants to produce "certificate of merit" demonstrating good cause for seeking Prop 65 warnings (1"The Tan Sheet" May 13, 2002, p. 14)...
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