Lead
Synonyms
- Pb
- Lead;
December 15, 2014
On December 15, 2014, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Paul Wozniak made against settling parties Homestead International Group LTD and GBG USA Inc. (formerly known as “LF USA Inc.”) (collectively here, “Homestead”). In this matter, Wozniak alleged that Homestead sold...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, GBG USA Inc., glass jars with exterior designs containing lead, Homestead International Group LTD, Lead, LF USA Inc., Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Whistleblower
December 16, 2014
Dr. Whitney Leeman has reached a settlement with Gekkeikan regarding the sale of sake glasses and glass decanters with exterior decorations that allegedly contained the heavy metal lead, without the requisite Proposition 65 warning. Proposition 65 prohibits companies from offering products for sale that contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Gekkeikan Sake (U.S.A.), Inc., Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, settlements, Whitney R. Leeman
December 10, 2014
On December 10, 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 Gekkeikan Sake (U.S.A.), Inc. (“Gekkeikan”). In this matter, Leeman alleged that Gekkeikan sold sake glasses and glass decanters with exterior designs containing the heavy metal...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Gekkeikan Sake (U.S.A.), Inc., Lead, Leeman, Proposition 65, Reformulation, sake glasses or glass decanters with exterior designs containing lead, Whistleblower
December 10, 2014
Rite Aid Corporation has certified to Russell Brimer and The Chanler Group that Rite Aid now sells only water sprayers with metal nozzles that are virtually lead-free. As per the settlement agreement, Brimer has agreed to waive the final civil penalty.
Earlier this year, Brimer filed a complaint against Rite Aid alleging that it had violated California consumers’...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Lead, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Rite Aid Corporation, Russell Brimer
December 2, 2014
On December 2, 2014, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E., made against settling party Scosche Industries, Inc. (“Scosche”). In this matter, Held alleged that Scosche sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Lead, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Scosche Industries, Inc., tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing DEHP and/or lead, vendor notification, Vinyl/PVC tape containing DEHP, Whistleblower
November 12, 2014
The parties involved in the case Brimer v. Rite Aid Corporation executed a Consent Judgment on November 12, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that Rite Aid Corporation (“Rite Aid”) sold water sprayers with metal nozzles containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Hand Tools, Lead, Patio, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Rite Aid Corporation, Russell Brimer, vendor notification, Water Sprayers, Whistleblower, Yard
November 25, 2014
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects, Glass Reed Diffusers with Exterior Designs containing Lead, Home Décor, Lead, Pacific Trade International, Inc., Target Corporation
October 24, 2014
Whistleblowers John Moore and Mark Moorberg and settling party Rhode Island Textile Company (“Rhode Island”) entered into a Modified Settlement Agreement on October 24, 2014, which modified the original December 2012 Agreement. The Modified Agreement resolved the plaintiffs’ allegations that Rhode Island sold shoe horns and tie-out cables containing the...
Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, John Moore, Lead, Leather Laces, Mark Moorberg, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Rhode Island Textile Company, Shoe Horns, Tie-Out Cables, vendor notification, Whistleblower
October 21, 2014
Citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party The Music Link Corporation (“Music Link”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on October 21, 2014, which resolved Wozniak’s allegations that Music Link sold both drum stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and heavy metal...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Drum Stools, Instrument Bags, Lead, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, The Music Link Corporation, Ukulele bags, Whistleblower
September 8, 2014
After years of negotiation, Brimer has finally entered into a settlement agreement with Pro Performance Sports, LLC and The Sports Authority, which was approved by a judge from the San Francisco County Court on August 27, 2014.
Brimer alleged that Pro Performance and The Sports Authority sold flag football sets containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and lead in the State...
Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Lead, Pro Performance Sports, LLC, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, settlements, The Sports Authority, Inc.
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