Legal Opinion
Dow Agrosciences LLC v. Superior Court of Alameda Cnty.
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided November 6, 2017No. A150854PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRuvolo, P.J.
*1071I. INTRODUCTION
This writ proceeding arises out of a dispute about the proper venue for trial of a cause of action for violating the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, Health and Safety Code section 25249.5 et seq. (Proposition 65 or the Act).
Center for Environmental Health (CEH) filed a complaint in Alameda County alleging that Dow Agrosciences LLC (Dow) and other unnamed defendants are violating the Act by failing to warn individuals who live or work in the Kern County town of Shafter that a soil fumigant manufactured by Dow contains a chemical known to cause…
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