Leeman Settles with Dreamgear Re: Sports Armbands

Our client Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has successfully negotiated a settlement with Dreamgear regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65.  Leeman alleged that Dreamgear sold sports armbands with vinyl/PVC straps that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer.  Under Proposition 65 law, companies offering products for sale that contain DEHP must provide consumers with a Proposition 65 warning of the risk of exposure, which Leeman alleged that Dreamgear failed to do.

In addition to paying civil penalties, Dreamgear has agreed to reformulate its armbands to be virtually free of DEHP or provide consumers with a Proposition 65 warning.  Should Dreamgear provide Leeman with certification that all its armbands with vinyl/PVC straps sold in California are DEHP free, Leeman has agreed to waive a portion of the civil fines.

For more information and to read the settlement itself, please see the case summary on our website: Leeman v. Dreamgear, LLC

The Chanler Group represents citizen enforcers who, acting in the public interest, commence actions against businesses offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm without first providing the health hazard warning required by Proposition 65. Citizen enforcers bringing Proposition 65 actions in the public interest may obtain a Court Judgment imposing civil penalties, an injunction requiring reformulation of products, and/or provision of health hazard warnings