Birth Defects

November 3, 2014
Client Paul Wozniak has negotiated a settlement with Eze-Lap Diamond Products in regards to allegations that the company sold diamond sharpeners in California that contained the toxic heavy metal lead.  Proposition 65 requires companies selling products in California that contain lead to provide consumers with a health hazard warning stating that the product may expose...
October 29, 2014
Our client Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has filed a complaint in San Francisco County Superior Court against Newegg Inc., Magnell Associate, Inc., and Rosewill Inc. alleging a Proposition 65 violation.  The companies allegedly sold headsets with vinyl/PVC cords containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), in California, without a health hazard warning.  DEHP is a chemical...
October 27, 2014
Clients Dr. Anthony Held, Mark Moorberg, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served 19 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation on Friday to companies offering products such as glass bottles, sunscreen, and camping tents in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen...