Cancer

November 25, 2015
Laurence Vinocur has negotiated a settlement with Kmart Corporation over alleged Proposition 65 violations.  TDCPP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and Vinocur had alleged that Kmart sold tents and shelters that contained the flame retardant chemical TDCPP without the health hazard warnings required by Proposition 65. In addition to paying...
November 13, 2015
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Kmart Corporation (“Kmart”) were resolved on November 13, 2015, when the parties entered into a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Kmart sold tents and shelters containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) in the State of...
Camping
TDCPP
November 16, 2015
Citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court alleging that Liberty Glove violated Proposition 65 by selling vinyl/PVC gloves that contained DINP without a health hazard warning.  DINP is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and companies offering products for sale that contain DINP must provide consumers with a “...
November 6, 2015
The parties involved in the case Held v. Mueller Sports Medicine, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on November 6, 2015.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Mueller Sports Medicine, Inc. (“Mueller”) sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California...
Medical Supplies
DINP
November 9, 2015
Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court alleging that Bentex Group has exposed citizens of California to the toxic heavy metal lead without the requisite health hazard warning. Lead is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or other reproductive harm, and under Proposition 65, companies offering products for...