Moore Files Complaint Against Artland and Nordstrom Alleging P65 Violations Re: Lead on Decorated Drinking Glasses

Our client John Moore has filed a complaint in Alameda County Superior Court alleging that Artland, Inc. and Nordstrom, Inc. violated Proposition 65 by offering for sale drinking glasses with exterior designs that contain the heavy metal lead without the requisite health hazard warning.  Lead is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm, and under Proposition 65 law, companies offering products for sale that contain lead must provide consumers with a “clear and reasonable” warning of the risk of exposure.

Moore seeks civil penalties and an injunction to prohibit Artland and Nordstrom from selling the products in California without a Proposition 65 warning, in addition to other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.

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. The Chanler Group has represented citizen enforcers of Proposition 65 for more than twenty years.