Moorberg Files Complaint Against Stanley Black & Decker

Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint against Stanley Black & Decker alleging that the company sold vinyl/PVC tool pouches in California that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning.  DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm.  Proposition 65 requires companies offering products for sale that contain DEHP to provide consumers with a “clear and reasonable” warning of the risk of exposure.

In addition to civil penalties, Moorberg seeks an injunction to prevent Stanley Black & Decker from selling vinyl/PVC tool pouches in California without a Proposition 65 warning.

Stanley Black & Decker is a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial tools, security products, and household hardware.

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