Furniture
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- Furniture
March 13, 2014
The Conran Shop issued a recall of wooden dining tables because the lacquer paint contains lead in excess of federal standards. The recalled wooden tables have a table top wrapped in brass. The brass has been coated with zinc to give it a green patina, and then coated with a clear matte lacquer. The tables are about 78 inches long, 36 inches wide and 29...
April 16, 2014
Cancer, Ditto Sales, Inc., Flame retardants, Foam containing TDCPP used as Padding in Upholstered Furniture including Companion Chairs, Furniture, G & T Industries Inc., Other Furniture, TDCPP, Vinocur
January 7, 2013
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Croscill Home LLC executed a Consent Judgment on January 7, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations that the defendant Croscill Home LLC (“Croscill”) sold curtains containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Croscill Home LLC, Curtains, DEHP, Furniture, Home Decorative and Household Products, Moore, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
January 3, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Shafer Commercial Seating Inc., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Shafer Commercial Seating Inc. (“Shafer”) were resolved on January 3, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Shafer sold padded upholstered furniture with foam padding...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Furniture, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Shafer Commercial Seating Inc., TCEP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
February 26, 2014
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Birth Defects, Briggs Medical Service Company, DEHP, Furniture, Leeman, Other Furniture, Phthalates, Seat Cushions with Vinyl/PVC Upholstery
January 15, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Bexco Enterprises, Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendants Magnussen Home Furnishings, Inc. and Magnussen Holdings Inc. (collectively “Magnussen”) were resolved on January 15, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Magnussen...
Benches, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Flame Retardant, Furniture, Magnussen Home Furnishings, Peter Englander, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
February 18, 2014
Thanks to TCG client Laurence Vinocur, Staples has agreed to only sell seat/back cushions that are reformulated to virtually eliminate the toxic flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP), a chemical known to cause cancer. Vinocur alleged that Staples violated Proposition 65 by selling seat/back cushions that contain TDCPP in California without...
Cancer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning, Staples, TDCPP
February 8, 2007
On February 8, 2007, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Fingerhut Direct Marketing, Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant, Fingerhut Direct Marketing, Inc. ("Fingerhut"), sold ceramicware and glass and metal products containing the heavy metal lead in the State of...
Ceramic Food & Beverage Products, Fingerhut Direct Marketing, Inc., Furniture, Glass Food & Beverage Products, Lead, Proposition 65, Russell Brimer
October 7, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. (“J.C. Penney”) were resolved on October 7, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that J.C. Penney sold upholstered furniture with foam padding containing tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Furniture, J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
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