Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling parties Seymour Midwest LLC, formerly known as Midwest Rake Company, LLC, and Seymour Manufacturing Co., Inc. (collectively, “Seymour”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 17, 2014, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Seymour sold vinyl/PVC hand tool grips containing the phthalate...
Whistleblower Laurence Vinocur resolved his allegations against the defendant Wild Sales, LLC (“Wild Sales”) in the case Vinocur v. Jesper Office, LLC when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on May 29, 2014. In this enforcement action, Vinocur alleged that Wild Sales sold padded upholstered chairs containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl...
In the enforcement action Englander v. Kinfine U.S.A. Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Kinfine U.S.A. Inc. (“Kinfine”) were resolved on June 9, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Kinfine sold padded upholstered furniture including ottomans and...
The parties involved in the case Held v. Ethical Products, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on June 3, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E., alleged that Ethical Products, Inc. (“Ethical Products”) sold pet carriers with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate in the State of California...
Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party North American Food Distributing Company, Inc. (“NAFDC”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 3, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that NAFDC sold dried seaweed containing arsenic in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
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The parties involved in the enforcement action Leeman v. Midwest Products Co., Inc. executed an agreement on May 30, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., alleged that the defendant Midwest Products Co., Inc. (“Midwest”) sold tools with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against defendant AAMP of Florida, Inc. dba AAMP of America, Inc. (“AAMP”) were resolved on June 2, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Brimer alleged that AAMP sold vinyl/PVC USB cables containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
Citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Mechanical Servants, Inc. (“Mechanical Servants”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 6, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Mechanical Servants sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
On May 29, 2014, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., made against settling party The Boden Co. (“Boden”). In this matter, Leeman alleged that Boden sold vinyl/PVC scrubber grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in...
On May 29, 2014, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., made against settling party Dutro Company (“Dutro”). In this matter, Leeman alleged that Dutro sold hand trucks with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
