California Court of Appeal

Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. v. Exxonmobil Corp., B201245

In a private enforcement action under Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (the Act), grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant-Exxonmobil is reversed and remanded where: 1) the issues in the present action were not identical to those resolved in the prior action; and 2) the trial court erred in granting full summary judgment based on res judicata.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/20/2008
• Published 11/20/2008

Judges

• EPSTEIN, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Yeroushalmi & Associates, Reuben Yeroushalmi, Daniel D. Cho and Ben Yeroushalmi, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Hunton & Williams, Chris M. Amantea, Los Angeles, and James K. Kawahito, for Defendant and Respondent.