Held v. CMC Golf, Inc.
On November 19, 2012, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. CMC Golf, Inc., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant CMC Golf, Inc. ("CMC"), sold mini-day packs containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement, CMC agreed not to sell any mini-day packs in California after September 15, 2012, unless the mini-day packs contain no more than 1,000 parts per million (0.1%) of DEHP when analyzed using state or federally approved testing methodologies. Due to CMC's commitment to comply with these heightened standards, Held agreed to credit a portion of the civil fine that would otherwise be applied.
The Consent Judgment requires settlement payments of $25,000, divided therein between civil penalties, 75% of which are paid to California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and compensation to whistleblower Held and his counsel for their successful enforcement of this matter in the public interest.