CONSUMER ADVOCACY v. KINTETSU ENTERPRISES

No. B158840.

28 Cal.Rptr.3d 775 (2005)

CONSUMER ADVOCACY GROUP, INC., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. KINTETSU ENTERPRISES OF AMERICA, et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Eight.

As Modified May 24, 2005

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing June 6, 2005.

Review Granted September 28, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yeroushalmi & Associates, Daniel D. Cho, Costa Mesa, Reuben Yeroushalmi, Los Angeles, and Daniel J. Hartman, for Plaintiff and Appellant Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.

Graham & Martin, Anthony G. Graham, Michael J. Martin, Irvine, for Plaintiff and Appellant Consumer Defense Group.

Girardi & Keese and James G. O'Callahan, Los Angeles, as Amicus Curiae, for Plaintiff and Appellant on behalf of Center for Biological Diversity.

Caldwell Leslie Newcombe & Pettit, Michael R. Leslie and Suzanne Royce, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents Texaco Refining & Marketing, Inc. (sued erroneously as Texaco, Texaco, Inc., Texaco Star Mart and Texaco Food Mart).

Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava & Maccuish, Kurt Weissmuller and Stephanie A. Jones, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents Hotel Sofitel, Accor North America, Amerihost, Kintetsu Enterprises Company of America; ARCO, and ExxonMobil.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Scott A. Kruse and Patrick A. Dennis, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents Wyndham International, Inc., and Patriot American Hospitality, Inc.

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory, Anthony J. Oliva and Andrew Miller, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents Extended Stay, Studio Plus, Interstate Hotels, and Crossroads Hospitality LLC.

Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary U.S. and Robert C. Longstreth, San Diego, for Defendants and Respondents Rite Aid Corporation and the Westgate Hotel.

Latham & Watkins, Betty-Jane Kirwan, Michael G. Romey and Patricia K. Tegart, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents La Quinta Corporation, La Quinta Inns, Inc., La Quinta Properties, Inc., Pacifica Hotel Company, Doubletree Hotels, Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn; Red Lion, Club Hotel, Promus Hotel Corporation, and Hilton Hotels Corporation.

Jeffer Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, Malcolm C. Weiss, David P. Waite and Hal D. Goldflam and Malcolm C. Weiss, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents Chhatrala Hotel Group, Rim Corporation, and Rim Hotel Group, LLC.

Stringfellow & Associates and Lisa Schwartz Tudzin, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent Premium Cigars International, Ltd.

Assayag & Mauss and Kathryn L. Kempton, Costa Mesa, for Defendants and Respondents DKN Hospitality Group and Tarsadia Hotels.

Law Offices of Thomas P. Sayer, Jr., and Thomas P. Sayer, San Diego, for Defendant and Respondent Pacifica Host.

Smith Smith & McFaul and E. Gary Smith, Santa Ana, for Defendant and Respondent Saga Motels, Inc.

Nossaman Guthner Knox & Eliott, Carol Rene Brophy and Michele A. Boddy, San Francisco, for Defendants and Respondents Dawn Dee Motel & Apartments (erroneously sued as Comfort Inn Santa Monica), E-Z 8 Motels, Inc., Dazzio Corporation (erroneously sued as R & R Hotel Group, Sterling Hotels Corporation, Valley Ho Hotels, Inc. (erroneously sued as King's Inn Hotel), and Vasona Management, Inc. erroneously sued as Pacific Inns.).

Thomas Whitelaw & Tyler and J. Russell Tyler, Irvine, for Defendant and Respondent Sunstone Hotel Properties.

Seyfarth Shaw, William H. Lancaster and Damon C. Anastasia, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents 7-Eleven, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Sam's Club, Circle K Stores, Inc., and Tosco Corporation.

Law Offices of Kenneth E. Chyten and Kenneth E. Chyten, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent Good Nite Inn, Inc.

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Kevin T. Haroff, San Francisco, and Suzanne Henderson, Palo Alto, for Defendant and Respondent Best Western International, Inc.

Ball Janik and Brad T. Summers, Portland, OR, for Defendant and Respondent Shilo Management Corporation (erroneously sued herein as Shilo Inns & Resorts).

Spolin Silverman Cohen & Bartlett, Theodore J. Cohen and C. Brent Parker, Santa Monica, for Defendants and Respondents Vagabond Inns, Vagabond, Inc., and Imperial Hotels.

Kaye Scholer and Jeffrey S. Gordon, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent The Beverly Hills Hotel.


Certified for Partial Publication.*.

COOPER, P.J.

INTRODUCTION

Three of the four consolidated appeals require us to apply Health and Safety Code section 25249.7 and California Code of Regulations, title 22, section 12903 (section 12903) to review the notice served by Consumer Advocacy Group (CAG) on hundreds of hotels and retail establishments. In its notice, CAG alleged that respondents violated Proposition 65 by exposing...

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