Whistleblower John Moore resolved his allegations against the defendants Halstead New England Corporation (“Halstead”) and Metroflor Corp. (“Metroflor”) in the enforcement action Moore v. Halstead New England Corporation, et al., when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on October 11, 2013. In this matter, Moore alleged that Halstead and...
Environmental law firm The Chanler Group, on behalf of its clients Peter Englander, John Moore, and Laurence Vinocur, has reached settlements with 35 furniture companies, including IKEA, J.C. Penney and Summer Infant Products, for violations of California’s Proposition 65. As part of the settlement agreements, the companies have committed to reformulate their...
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Kmart Corporation (“Kmart”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on October 14, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander and Vinocur filed claims against thirteen furniture companies for...
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Restoration Hardware, Inc. (“Restoration Hardware”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on October 7, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander and Vinocur filed claims against thirteen...
Citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations against the defendant North Walk, Ltd. (“North Walk”) were resolved on October 3, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this enforcement action, Moore alleged that North Walk sold footwear containing the phthalate chemical di-n-butyl phthalate (“DBP”) in the State of California...
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) filed a lawsuit last week against four companies alleged to have sold shampoo containing cocamide DEA without first providing consumers with a health hazard warning, in violation of Proposition 65. Cocamide DEA is a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer. Proposition 65, California’s unique right-to-know...
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Cohesion Products, LLC (“Cohesion”) were resolved on October 10, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Cohesion sold padded upholstered gaming chairs with foam padding containing tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP...
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Corinthian, Inc. (“Corinthian”) were resolved on October 7, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Corinthian sold upholstered accent chairs with foam padding containing tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) in the...
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendants Taymor Industries U.S.A., Inc. and Taymor Industries Ltd. (collectively “Taymor”) were resolved on October 8, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander and Vinocur alleged that Taymor sold upholstered benches with padding...
Whistleblower Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D.’s allegations against settling party Hohner, Inc. (“Hohner”) were resolved on October 9, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Leeman alleged that Hohner sold vinyl/PVC instrument cases containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
