Since its inception, The Chanler Group and its clients have tirelessly researched and analyzed consumer products for the presence of detectable levels of heavy metals, phthalates, and other toxins. Over the last two decades, The Chanler Group’s clients, acting as citizen enforcers on behalf of California consumers, have filed hundreds of Proposition 65 notices, and pursued lengthy litigation in an effort to secure reformulation commitments for these products from their sellers and manufacturers. The Chanler Group’s clients continue to closely monitor these industries to ensure the health and safety of all California residents.
On September 13, 1996, the San Francisco Superior Court entered the settlement reached between whistleblower and Proposition 65 private enforcer, As You Sow ("AYS"), and manufacturer and distributor of solvent chemicals, Rycoline Products, Inc. and Rogersol, Inc. The judgment and settlement resolve AYS's allegations of Proposition 65 violations, as detailed...
On September 1, 1996, the San Francisco Superior Court entered a Stipulated Judgment, resolving private enforcer As You Sow's allegations against the chemical manufacturer Chemcentral Corporation, Inc. AYS alleged that Chemcentral sold chemicals and solvent blends containing the listed chemicals toluene, methylene, perchloroethylene, and trichloroethylene without...
In a Stipulated Judgment entered by the San Francisco County Superior Court on August 5, 1996, whistleblower and Proposition 65 private enforcer, As You Sow, resolved its allegations against Huntington Laboratories, a manufacturer of chemical solvents used for cleaning and paint removal. AYS alleged that Huntington violated Proposition 65 when it failed to warn consumers...
On August 2, 1996, the San Francisco Superior Court entered a Stipulated Judgment regarding the allegations raised by Proposition 65 private enforcer and whistleblower, As You Sow, against a manufacturer and distributor of bulk chemicals (drums and railcar containers) in California, Holchem, Inc. (Case No. CGC-96-973714). The settlement and subsequent judgment resolved...
The Superior Court of California in and for the county of Marin entered a Consent Judgment in 1995 in As You Sow v. United Gilsonite Laboratories, et al., which resolved private enforcers As You Sow’s allegations that the defendant United Gilsonite Laboratories (“UGL”) sold certain paints and solvent products containing toluene in the State of California...
Proposition 65 private enforcer and whistleblower, As You Sow, and paint and coatings distributor, Valspar Corporation, entered an agreement resolving AYS's allegations that Valspar and Sunbelt sold hundreds of paints and coatings containing toluene, benzene, crystalline silica, lead and other chemicals listed pursuant to Proposition 65 as known to cause cancer,...
A May 1, 1996 Judgment entered by the San Francisco Superior Court in As You Sow v. Randolph Products Company, Inc., et al., Case No. CGC-95-971224, resolved the private enforcement action brought by non-profit whistleblower As You Sow against the defendant Randolph for alleged violations of Proposition 65. The enforcement action began on January 9, 1995, when AYS served...
Proposition 65 private enforcer and whistleblower As You Sow and chemical manufacturer Fisher Scientific Company entered an agreement resolving AYS's allegations that Fisher Scientific Company, Inc. ("Fisher") failed to warn consumers in California that the chemical products it sold contained chemicals that are listed pursuant to Proposition 65 as chemicals...
An April 10, 1996 Stipulated Settlement reached between private Proposition 65 enforcer and whistleblower, As You Sow, and paint and paint products manufacturer, Lenmar, Inc., was approved and entered as a judgment by the San Francisco Superior Court (Case No. CGC-95-973496). The settlement and judgment concluded the pending action and resolved allegations AYS made in a...
Whistleblower and private Proposition 65 enforcer, As You Sow, reached settlement terms with H.B. Fuller Company, a manufacturer of adhesives, glues, resins, coatings and other products that AYS alleged contain chemicals listed pursuant to Proposition 65 to cause cancer and reproductive harm or birth defects, including toluene, dichloromethane, crystalline silica,...
In 1995, the Superior Court of California in and for the county of San Francisco entered a Consent Judgment in As You Sow v. The Carboline Company, et al., which resolved private enforcer As You Sow's allegations that the defendant Carboline sold certain paints and solvent products containing toluene in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
The San Francisco Superior Court entered a Stipulated Judgment according to the terms of the settlement reached between nonprofit whistleblower and Proposition 65 private enforcer As You Sow and aerosol products manufacturer Midco Products Company, Inc. The March 26, 1996 judgment (Case No. CGC-95-972689) concluded litigation between the parties and resolved allegations...
On March 7, 1996, a Stipulated Judgment entered by the San Francisco Superior Court in the matter of As You Sow v. Recochem Industries, Inc., et al., Case No. CGC-95-974391, settled Proposition 65 private enforcer and whistleblower AYS's allegations that solvent manufacturer Recochem violated Proposition 65 by selling paint and varnish removal products containing...
A Stipulated Judgment entered by the San Francisco Superior Court in As You Sow v. Monsanto Company, et al., Case No. CGC-96-975872, on February 29, 1996, concluded litigation between private Proposition 65 enforcer and whistleblower As You Sow and chemical manufacturer Monsanto Company. The settlement resolved AYS's claims that Monsanto sold certain adhesives...
In a Stipulated Judgment entered by the San Mateo County Superior Court (Case No. CIV-394326) on February 23, 1996, Proposition 65 private enforcer and whistleblower As You Sow and paint and paint-products manufacturer Akzo Nobel Corporation resolved five 60-day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 that AYS served on Akzo between July 29, 1994, and August 7, 1995. The...
