Proposition 65 enforcement action
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.
September 10, 2014
Peter Englander has negotiated a settlement with Home Meridian International, Inc. ("Home Meridian") regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Englander alleged that Home Meridian sold padded upholstered furniture containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) without the requisite health hazard warning. TDCPP is known...
Citizen Enforcer, Furniture, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning, settlements
September 17, 2014
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. has certified to TCG client Russell Brimer that it will distribute, offer for sale, or sell in California or to California customers only ottomans virtually free of the flame retardant chemicals tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TDCPP), tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP), and tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate (TDBPP). Hobby Lobby also...
BBP, Citizen Enforcer, Compliance Certification, DBP, DEHP, Flame retardants, Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TCEP, TDCPP
October 8, 2014
Citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak has entered into a settlement agreement with Hancock Fabrics in regards to allegations that Hancock sold jars with exterior decorations containing the heavy metal lead and storage baskets containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) without the requisite health hazard warnings. Lead and DEHP are known to the State of...
Birth Defects, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Hancock Fabrics, Inc., Lead, Other Reproductive Harm, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning, settlements
November 3, 2014
Client Paul Wozniak has negotiated a settlement with Eze-Lap Diamond Products in regards to allegations that the company sold diamond sharpeners in California that contained the toxic heavy metal lead. Proposition 65 requires companies selling products in California that contain lead to provide consumers with a health hazard warning stating that the product may expose...
Birth Defects, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Eze-Lap Diamond Products, Inc., Lead, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Reproductive Harm
October 29, 2014
Our client Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has filed a complaint in San Francisco County Superior Court against Newegg Inc., Magnell Associate, Inc., and Rosewill Inc. alleging a Proposition 65 violation. The companies allegedly sold headsets with vinyl/PVC cords containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), in California, without a health hazard warning. DEHP is a chemical...
Birth Defects, Complaints, DEHP, Other Reproductive Harm, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning, Whitney R. Leeman
October 27, 2014
Clients Dr. Anthony Held, Mark Moorberg, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served 19 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation on Friday to companies offering products such as glass bottles, sunscreen, and camping tents in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen...
Birth Defects, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Lead, Other Reproductive Harm, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TDCPP
October 10, 2014
Our client Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E., has filed a complaint against 11 defendants alleging the sale of sunscreen containing the chemical benzophenone without the requisite Proposition 65 warning. Benzophenone is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and companies offering products for sale in California that contain benzophenone must provide...
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Complaints, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, sunscreen
October 1, 2014
Clients Dr. Anthony Held, Dr. Whitney Leeman, Mark Moorberg, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served 19 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday to companies offering products such as hearing protection, dried seaweed, and tents for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard...
4,4’-MDA, 60 Day Notice, Arsenic, Birth Defects, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Flame retardants, Other Reproductive Harm, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Pthalates, TCEP, TDCPP
September 24, 2014
Client Laurence Vinocur has filed a complaint against A.D. Sutton and Sons, Inc. alleging that the company violated Proposition 65 by selling backpacks with vinyl/PVC components to California customers without the requisite health hazard warning for exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP). DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other...
A.D. Sutton & Sons, Inc., Birth Defects, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Laurence Vinocur, Other Reproductive Harm, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning
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