Building Materials
December 18, 2014
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Achim Importing Company Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on December 18, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Achim Importing Company Inc. (“Achim”) sold vinyl/PVC floor tiles containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Achim Importing Company Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Floor Tiles, Whistleblower
August 19, 2014
Whistleblower Mark Moorberg and settling party Zircon Corporation (“Zircon”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on August 19, 2014, which resolved Moorberg’s allegations that Zircon sold vinyl/PVC tubing containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Mark Moorberg, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Tubing, Whistleblower, Zircon Corporation
August 1, 2013
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against settling party Peerless Industrial Group, Inc. (“Peerless”) were resolved on August 1, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Peerless sold wire ropes containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Building Materials, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Hardware, Laurence Vinocur, Peerless Industrial Group, Inc., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Ropes, Whistleblower
January 25, 2001
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and settling defendant Yardbirds Electric & Plumbing Supply ("Yardbirds") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on January 25, 2001, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that Yardbirds sold brass meter bars and tinkers containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
Hand Tools, Lead, Michael DiPirro, Proposition 65, Woodworking Power, Machine & Hand Tools, Yardbirds Electric & Plumbing Supply
November 18, 2002
A Consent Judgment in the DiPirro v. Jepson, Inc., et al. matter, heard in the Alameda County Superior Court, was entered on September 18, 2002. The Consent Judgment resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Jepson, Inc. ("Jepson") sold power tools, accessories, hand tools, and building tools containing lead (or lead compounds),...
Arsenic, Chromium, crystalline silica, Hand Tools, Hardware Products, Jepson, Inc., Lead, Michael DiPirro, Proposition 65, Solder, Welding & Brazing Products, Woodworking Power, Machine & Hand Tools
July 13, 2000
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and HomeBase, Inc. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on July 13, 2000. This Agreement was later brought before the Alameda County Superior Court for approval. The Settlement Agreement resolved DiPirro’s allegations that HomeBase sold anchoring and floor repair products that contain lead, formaldehyde, and...
April 20, 1995
Proposition 65 Private enforcer and whistleblower, As You Sow, and materials manufacturer, The Dexter Corporation ("Dexter"), entered a settlement agreement on April 20, 1995, that resolves AYS' claims that Dexter violated Proposition 65 when it failed to warn consumers and other individuals of the health hazards associated with exposures to toluene, methylene...
Adhesives & Supplies, As You Sow, Automotive Chemicals, Benzene, Chromium, Lead, methylene chloride, Proposition 65, tetrachloroethylene, The Dexter Corporation, Toluene, Toluene diisocyanate
July 11, 2012
The Honorable Roy O. Chernus of the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in the complex case Moore v. American Biltrite, et al., on July 11, 2012. In this enforcement action, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that the defendant Tarkett, Inc. (“Tarkett”) sold vinyl sheet flooring containing the phthalate chemical butyl benzyl phthalate (...
American Biltrite, BBP, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Moore, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tarkett, Inc., Vinyl sheet flooring, Whistleblower
August 31, 2011
On August 31, 2011, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Ludlow Composites, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore's allegations that the defendant Ludlow Composites Corporation ("Ludlow") sold vinyl flooring containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without...
DEHP, Furniture, Home Decorative and Household Products, Household Products, Ludlow Composites Corporation, Moore, Proposition 65, Vinyl Flooring
August 4, 2011
On August 4, 2011, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Novalis International, LTD and Novalis International, LLC, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore's allegations that the defendants Novalis International, LTD and Novalis International, LLC (collectively "Novalis") sold vinyl flooring containing the phthalate chemical di...
DEHP, Furniture, Home Decorative and Household Products, Moore, Novalis International, Novalis International, LTD and Novalis International, LLC, Proposition 65, Vinyl Flooring
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