Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Homelegance, Inc. (“Homelegance”) were resolved on October 31, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Homelegance sold padded upholstered furniture including ottomans with foam padding containing the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-...
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Four Hands, LLC (“Four Hands”) were resolved on October 31, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Four Hands sold padded upholstered footstools with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (...
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Riverside Furniture Corporation (“Riverside”) were resolved on November 8, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Riverside sold padded upholstered furniture including chairs with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-...
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant American Leather, Inc. (“American Leather”) were resolved on November 8, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that American Leather sold padded upholstered furniture including ottomans with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,...
Furniture/Today, the business newspaper of the furniture industry, has announced that it has added a Proposition 65 session to its 2013 Leadership Conference. The session will educate attendees about Proposition 65, what it requires for compliance and what it means for manufacturers, suppliers, importers and retailers in the industry.
Proposition 65 requires companies...
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Whitewood Industries, Inc. (“Whitewood”) were resolved on November 8, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Whitewood sold padded upholstered chairs with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate...
The Honorable Peter H. Kirwan of the Santa Clara County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment on January 9, 2013, in Englander v. The Coleman Company, Inc., et al. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Peter Englander's allegations that the defendant The Coleman Company, Inc. ("Coleman") sold air mattresses containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against settling party Skyline Imports, LLC (“Skyline”) were resolved on November 6, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Englander alleged that Skyline sold padded upholstered furniture such as chairs with polyurethane foam containing the flame retardant...
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Universal Furniture International, Inc. (“Universal”) were resolved on November 6, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Universal sold benches with foam padding containing tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) and...
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Marco Group, Inc. (Marco) were resolved on November 4, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Marco sold padded upholstered furniture including office/stacking chairs with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)...
