Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party Whirlpool Corporation (“Whirlpool”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on July 1, 2015. Held had alleged that Whirlpool sold stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California without providing...
Citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D and settling party Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (“Dick’s Sporting Goods”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on July 14, 2015. Leeman had alleged that Dick’s Sporting Goods sold cooking utensils with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party Glove Specialties, Inc. (“GS”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on July 10, 2015. Held had alleged that GS sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling party Melissa & Doug, LLC (“M&D”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on July 7, 2015. Vinocur had alleged that M&D sold tent/shelter fabrics containing the flame retardant chemical tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) in the State of California without providing...
On July 10, 2015, the parties involved in the case Held v. Normark Corporation executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Normark Corporation (“Normark”) sold fishing tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Artland, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on July 6, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Artland, Inc. (“Artland”) sold drinking glasses with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of...
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant The Uttermost Company (“Uttermost”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on October 2, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this enforcement action, Englander and Vinocur brought allegations against thirteen...
On May 22, 2015, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party Toys “R” Us (“TRU”) executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Wozniak alleged that TRU sold headphones with vinyl/PVC cushions containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
The parties involved in the case Englander v. Elite Mfg. Corp executed a C.C.P. § 664.6 Settlement on October 20, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that Elite Mfg. Corp. (“Elite Mfg.”) sold upholstered furniture including stools with foam padding containing tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) in the...
Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Nishimoto Trading Co., Ltd. (“Nishimoto”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on October 10, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Nishimoto sold dried seaweed containing arsenic in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the...
