Civil penalties
May 8, 2018
On May 8, 2018, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Gill North America, Ltd. (“Gill”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that Gill sold gloves with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Gill North America, Ltd., Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
March 27, 2018
The parties involved in the case Englander v. G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. executed a Consent Judgment on March 27, 2018. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that G-III Apparel Enterprises, Ltd. (“G-III Apparel”) sold vinyl/PVC ponchos 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, G-III Apparel Group, Ltd., Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Ponchos, Whistleblower
May 9, 2018
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. Electro Tape Specialties, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on May 9, 2018. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that Electro Tape Specialties, Inc. (“Electro Tape”) sold vinyl/PVC electrical tape containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Electro Tape Specialties, Inc., Laurence Vinocur, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Electrical Tape, Warnings, Whistleblower
April 25, 2018
On April 25, 2018, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party New View Gifts & Accessories, Ltd. (“New View”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that New View sold mugs with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, John Moore, Lead, Mugs with Exterior Designs, New View Gifts & Accessories, Ltd., Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
April 26, 2018
On April 26, 2018, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Coast Cutlery, Co. (“Coast Cutlery”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that Coast Cutlery sold tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Coast Cutlery, Co., DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tool Grips, Whistleblower
April 24, 2018
The parties involved in the case Englander v. Vicmarr Audio Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on April 24, 2018. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that Vicmarr Audio Inc. (“Vicmarr”) sold vinyl/PVC audio cables 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, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vicmarr Audio Inc., Vinyl/PVC Audio Cables, Warnings, Whistleblower
April 6, 2018
On April 6, 2018, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party Control Group Companies, LLC (“Control Group”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that Control Group sold vinyl/PVC zipper bags containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Control Group Companies, LLC, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Zipper Bags, Warnings, Whistleblower
April 5, 2018
On April 5, 2018, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Fairway Import-Export, Inc. (“Fairway”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that Fairway sold gloves with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Fairway Import-Export, Inc., Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components, John Moore, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
April 5, 2018
On April 5, 2018, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling parties The Container Store Group, Inc. and The Container Store, Inc. (collectively, “TCSG”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Vinocur had alleged that TCSG sold vinyl/PVC storage bin handles containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Laurence Vinocur, Lead, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, The Container Store Group, Inc., The Container Store, Inc., Vinyl/PVC Storage Bin Handles, Warnings, Whistleblower
April 9, 2018
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. Streamlight, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on April 9, 2018. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that Streamlight, Inc. (“Streamlight”) sold portable lighting products containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and the heavy metal lead in the State of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Laurence Vinocur, Lead, Phthalates, Portable Lighting Products, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Streamlight, Inc., Whistleblower
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