Moorberg v. Asus Computer International

The parties involved in the case Moorberg v. Asus Computer International executed a Consent Judgment on December 21, 2015.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg alleged that Asus Computer International (“Asus”) sold headsets with vinyl/PVC components 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 agreement, Asus agreed not to sell any headsets with vinyl/PVC components in California after the Santa Clara County Superior Court approved the Judgment, unless the headsets contain no more than 1,000 parts per million of DEHP in any accessible component when analyzed using state or federally approved testing methodologies.

The Consent Judgment required settlement payments of $59,700, divided therein between civil penalties, 75% of which are paid to California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and compensation to whistleblower Moorberg and his counsel for their successful enforcement of this matter in the public interest.