Excerpted from full article at Environmental Leader:
Two recent Proposition 65 settlements with Chinese companies are likely the beginning of a trend, in which foreign firms get taken to court over the products they sell in the US, according to an attorney familiar with such cases.
In September, the Chanler Group reached a settlement with China’s Hangzhou GreatStar Tool...
Whistleblower Peter Englander’s allegations against the defendant Iron Bridge Tools, Inc. (“Iron Bridge”) were resolved in the enforcement action Englander v. Iron Bridge Tools, Inc. The parties executed a Consent Judgment on December 23, 2013, which resolved Englander’s assertions that Iron Bridge sold hand tool grips containing the phthalate...
Whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.’s allegations against settling party Thro, Inc. (“Thro”) were resolved on December 23, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Held alleged that Thro sold pillows with vinyl/PVC coverings containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
On January 15, 2009, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendant Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (“JAS”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held’s allegations that JAS sold children’s sporting toys and other items, including inflatable vinyl toys, water squirters, cosmetic bags, eyeglass cases, and vinyl...
