Citizen Enforcer
Synonyms
- citizen enforcers
December 12, 2016
On December 12, 2016, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party Chevalier International (USA) Inc. (“Chevalier”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Chevalier sold dried teas containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
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Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Chevalier International (USA) Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Dried Teas, Lead, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
December 12, 2016
On December 12, 2016, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling parties Ustov, Inc. and U.S. Trading Company (collectively, “Ustov”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Ustov sold oolong tea containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
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Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Lead, Oolong Tea, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, U.S. Trading Company, Ustov, Inc., Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
December 12, 2016
On December 12. 2016, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling party Laura Geller Beauty, LLC (“Laura Geller”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Vinocur had alleged that Laura Geller sold sunscreen products containing the chemical benzophenone in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
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Benzophenone, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Laura Geller Beauty, LLC, Laurence Vinocur, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, sunscreen products, vendor notification, Whistleblower
December 8, 2016
On December 8, 2016, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Power Products LLC (“Power”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that Power sold vinyl/PVC electrical tape containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, John Moore, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Power Products LLC, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Electrical Tape, Warnings, Whistleblower
November 30, 2016
The parties involved in the case Brimer v. Hangzhou GreatStar Tools Co., Ltd. executed a Consent Judgment on November 30, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that Hangzhou GreatStar Tools Co., Ltd. (“Hangzhou”) sold vinyl/PVC electrical tape containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Hangzhou GreatStar Tools Co., Ltd., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Vinyl/PVC Electrical Tape, Whistleblower
November 18, 2016
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Genesco Inc., et al. executed a Consent Judgment on November 18, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Genesco Inc. and Hat World, Inc. (“Settling Defendants”) sold hat luggage cases with vinyl/PVC shoulder straps containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Genesco Inc.,, Hat Luggage Cases with Vinyl/PVC Shoulder Straps, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
December 5, 2016
On December 5, 2016, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party Samovar Tea Lounge Online, LLC (“Samovar”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Samovar sold dried tea (loose leaf) containing the chemical naphthalene in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
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Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, dried tea (loose leaf), naphthalene, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Samovar Tea Lounge Online, LLC, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
December 1, 2016
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. FLIR Systems, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on December 1, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that FLIR Systems, Inc. (“FLIR”) sold multimeters with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, FLIR Systems, Inc., Laurence Vinocur, MultiMeters with Vinyl/PVC Components, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
December 2, 2016
On December 2, 2016, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling party Creative Co-op, Inc. (“Creative Co-op”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Vinocur had alleged that Creative Co-op sold glass jars with exterior decorations containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Creative Co-Op, Inc., Glass Jars with Exterior Decorations, Laurence Vinocur, Lead, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
December 1, 2016
On December 1, 2016, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party American Crafts, L.C. (“American Crafts”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that American Crafts sold cutting mats containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
American Crafts, L.C., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, cutting mats, DEHP, John Moore, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
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