Vinocur v. Sigvaris, Inc.

The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. Sigvaris, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on June 15, 2018.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that Sigvaris, Inc. (“Sigvaris”) sold gloves 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, Sigvaris agreed not to sell any gloves with vinyl/PVC components in California after the San Francisco County Superior Court approves the Judgment, unless the gloves contain no more than 1,000 parts per million of DEHP when analyzed using state or federally approved testing methodologies.

 

The Consent Judgment required a settlement payment of $28,000, divided therein between civil penalties, 75% of which are paid to California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and compensation to whistleblower Vinocur and his counsel for their successful enforcement of this matter in the public interest.