Citizen Enforcer
Synonyms
- citizen enforcers
May 5, 2015
On May 5, 2015, Dr. Whitney R. Leeman and settling party Lenovo (United States) Inc. (“Lenovo”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Lenovo sold headphones with vinyl/PVC components and/or cords containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Headphones with Vinyl/PVC Components and/or Cords, Leeman, Lenovo (United States) Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Whistleblower
April 30, 2015
Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Allary Corporation (“Allary”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on April 30, 2015. Held had alleged that Allary sold pouches with vinyl/PVC zipper pulls containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Allary Corporation, Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Pouches with Vinyl/PVC Zipper Pulls, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
April 24, 2015
On April 24, 2015, Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party STA Elements, Inc. (“STA”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that STA sold pet carriers with vinyl/PVC carriers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Pet Carriers with Vinyl/PVC Handles, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, STA Elements, Inc., Whistleblower
April 30, 2015
Citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party Marukai Corporation (“Marukai”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on April 30, 2015. Held had alleged that Marukai sold dried hijiki-varietal seaweed containing the chemical arsenic in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the...
Anthony E. Held, Arsenic, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, dried hijiki seaweed, Marukai Corporation, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Whistleblower
April 30, 2015
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. Factories Connection, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on April 30, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that Factories Connection, Inc. (“Factories Connection”) sold back scratchers with vinyl/PVC grips or other components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...
Back Scratchers with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Factories Connection, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Vinocur, Whistleblower
April 30, 2015
The parties involved in the case Held v. Sam Ash Music Corporation executed a Consent Judgment on April 30, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. alleged that Sam Ash Music Corporation (“Sam Ash”) sold microphones with vinyl/PVC cords containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, microphones with vinyl/PVC cords, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Sam Ash Music Corporation, Whistleblower
May 1, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held and Paul Wozniak served 12 additional 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation earlier this week to companies offering products such as nylon cooking utensils, bags, and bicycle locks for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, DIDP, DINP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning
April 20, 2015
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Stillwater Designs and Audio, Inc. executed a Consent Decree on April 20, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Stillwater Designs and Audio, Inc. (“Stillwater”) sold vinyl/PVC keychains containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Leeman, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Stillwater Designs and Audio, Inc., Vinyl/PVC Keychains, Whistleblower
April 27, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held and Paul Wozniak served 22 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation on Friday to companies offering vinyl/PVC gloves and vinyl/PVC exercise mats for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen enforcers allege that the companies'...
60 Day Notice, Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Russell Brimer
April 22, 2015
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. Marmon Holdings, Inc. et al. executed a Consent Judgment on April 22, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that Wells Lamont LLC (“Wells”) sold gloves with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinocur, Wells Lamont LLC, Whistleblower
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