Home Decor
December 15, 2014
On December 15, 2014, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Paul Wozniak made against settling parties Homestead International Group LTD and GBG USA Inc. (formerly known as “LF USA Inc.”) (collectively here, “Homestead”). In this matter, Wozniak alleged that Homestead sold...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, GBG USA Inc., glass jars with exterior designs containing lead, Homestead International Group LTD, Lead, LF USA Inc., Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Whistleblower
September 30, 2014
Citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party Hancock Fabrics, Inc. (“Hancock”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on September 30, 2014, which resolved Wozniak’s allegations that Hancock sold jars with exterior decorations containing the heavy metal lead and storage baskets containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Hancock Fabrics, Inc., Home Décor, Jars, Lead, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Storage, Storage Baskets, Whistleblower
September 10, 2014
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against defendant Seasonal Specialties LLC (“Seasonal Specialties”) were resolved on September 10, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Brimer alleged that Seasonal Specialties sold LED lights and other string lights with PVC cables containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, greenery, holiday decoration, holiday ornaments, LED lights, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Seasonal Specialties LLC, string lights, vendor notification, Whistleblower
April 12, 2006
Kotobuki Trading Company, Inc. elected to address its Proposition 65 liability by opting into the terms of the Consent Judgment entered by the San Francisco Superior Court in the matter of Russell Brimer v. The Boelter Companies, et al. on April 12, 2006. In doing so, it became a member of a class of settling defendants who agreed to virtually eliminate the heavy metals...
Boelter, Cadmium, Ceramic Food & Beverage Products, Ceramic Non-Food & Beverage Products, Glass Food & Beverage Products, Glass Non-Food & Beverage Products, Kotubuki Trading Company, Inc., Lead, Proposition 65, Russell Brimer
May 1, 2014
Citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Punch Studio, LLC (“Punch Studio”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on May 1, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Punch Studio sold cases with vinyl/PVC handles containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Anthony E. Held, Cases, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Home Décor, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Punch Studio, LLC, Reformulation, Whistleblower
May 8, 2014
Citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party CHF Industries, Inc. (“CHF”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on May 8, 2014, which resolved Wozniak’s allegations that CHF sold vinyl/PVC pillows containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
CHF Industries, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Home Décor, House & Home, Paul Wozniak, Pillows, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
April 23, 2014
On April 23, 2014, the parties involved in the enforcement action Vinocur v. Things Remembered, Inc., executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that the defendant Things Remembered, Inc. (“Things Remembered”) sold vinyl/PVC sports-themed clocks containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Clocks, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Things Remembered, Inc., Vinyl/PVC Sports-Themed Clocks, Whistleblower
May 7, 2002
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's suit against Walt Disney Company concluded on May 7, 2002, when a Consent Judgment was executed in DiPirro v. Walt Disney Company, that resolved DiPirro's allegations that Walt Disney Company sold glass and metal frames containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings....
January 7, 2013
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Croscill Home LLC executed a Consent Judgment on January 7, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations that the defendant Croscill Home LLC (“Croscill”) sold curtains containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Croscill Home LLC, Curtains, DEHP, Furniture, Home Decorative and Household Products, Moore, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
August 26, 2013
The parties entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Pier 1 Imports, Inc., et al., on August 26, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations that the defendant Pier 1 Imports, Inc. and Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), (collectively “Pier 1”) sold vinyl/PVC placemats containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, John Moore, Pier 1 Imports, Inc., Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Placemats, Whistleblower
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