California implements Prop 65 reg
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Calif. Department of Justice approves emergency regulation partially implementing Prop 65 reform bill SB 471, Attorney General's office announces. Emergency regulation is effective Jan. 1 and requires that papers in support of a motion to approve a Prop 65 settlement be submitted to the Attorney General forty-five days before the hearing to give office time to review materials, office says. SB 471, which requires private litigants to include "certificate of merit" demonstrating good cause, was passed by Gov. Gray Davis Oct. 8 and is aimed at halting abusive actions (1"The Rose Sheet" Oct. 15, 2001, In Brief and 2"The Rose Sheet" Aug. 6, 2001, p. 8)...