DEHP
May 12, 2016
The parties involved in the case Brimer v. SureFire, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on May 12, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that SureFire, LLC (“SureFire”) sold earplugs with vinyl/PVC cords containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, earplugs with vinyl/PVC cords, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, SureFire, LLC, Whistleblower
May 13, 2016
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Hangzhou Greatstar Tools Co., Ltd. executed a Consent Judgment on May 13, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Hangzhou Greatstar Tools Co., Ltd. (“Hangzhou”) sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Hangzhou GreatStar Tools Co., Ltd., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
May 3, 2016
On May 3, 2016, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party Stephen Joseph, Inc. (“Stephen”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Stephen sold ottomans with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Ottomans with Vinyl/PVC Upholstery, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Stephen Joseph, Inc., Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
April 25, 2016
On April 25, 2016, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Southern Exchange, L.P. (“Southern Exchange”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that Southern Exchange sold camping cookware containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, camping cookware, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Southern Exchange, L.P., vendor notification, Whistleblower
May 3, 2016
On May 3, 2016, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party Innovative Products of America, Incorporated (“Innovative”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that Innovative sold vinyl/PVC fuel pump nozzle grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Fuel Pump Nozzle Grips, Warnings, Whistleblower
December 14, 2015
On December 14, 2015, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party 3N Optical, Inc. (“3N Optical”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that 3N Optical sold vinyl eyewear cases containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
3N Optical, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, John Moore, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl Eyewear Cases, Warnings, Whistleblower
May 4, 2016
On May 4, 2016, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party U.S.A. Sports Inc. (“U.S.A. Sports”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that U.S.A. Sports sold handheld exercise weights with vinyl/PVC coverings containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, handheld exercise weights with vinyl/PVC coverings, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, U.S.A. Sports Inc., Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
April 26, 2016
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., et al. executed a Consent Judgment on April 26, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. and Central Purchasing, LLC (“Defendants”) sold certain products containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Central Purchasing, LLC, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
May 3, 2016
The parties involved in the case Held v. Midwest Quality Gloves, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on May 3, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Midwest Quality Gloves, Inc. (“Midwest”) sold gloves containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and/or diisononyl phthalate (“...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Midwest Quality Gloves, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
April 26, 2016
On April 26, 2016, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party Great Plains Industries, Inc. (“Great Plains”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that Great Plains sold vinyl/PVC fuel pump nozzle grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Great Plains Industries, Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Fuel Pump Nozzle Grips, Whistleblower
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