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Case 2:19-cv-02019-ADA-JDP Document 114 Filed 03/30/21 Page 1 of

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

California Chamber of Commerce, No. 2:19-cv-02019-KJM-EFB Plaintiff, ORDER v. 14 Xavier Becerra in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California,

Defendant.

The California Chamber of Commerce contends California has compelled businesses to display misleading warnings about the dangers of acrylamide, a carcinogen. It seeks a

preliminary injunction barring the California Attorney General and anyone else from filing new

lawsuits against businesses that do not display the warning.

The Council for Education and Research on Toxics, or “CERT,” joins the State as a

defendant in this case. CERT is an intervening nonprofit organization that often files lawsuits

against businesses that do not display warnings about acrylamide. CERT moves for summary

judgment…