Proposition 65
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
December 11, 2012
On December 31, 2012, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling defendant Rhode Island Textile Company, et al. ("Rhode Island") entered into a Settlement Agreement, which resolved Moore's allegations that Rhode Island sold shoe horns and tie-out cables containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") and leather laces containing the...
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
October 3, 2014
In the enforcement action Leeman v. Dean Distributors, Inc., whistleblower Whitney Leeman, Ph.D., executed an agreement on October 3, 2014. In this matter, Leeman alleged that defendant Dean Distributors, Inc. (“Dean”) sold food extracts, flavors, and/or colorings containing 4-methylimidazole ("4-MEI") in the State of California without providing...
4-MEI, Caramel Coloring, Carcinogenic, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Dean Distributors, Inc., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
October 6, 2014
Whistleblower Whitney Leeman, Ph.D., executed an agreement with settling party LorAnn Oils, Inc. (“LorAnn”) on October 6, 2014. In this matter, Leeman alleged that LorAnn sold food extracts, flavors, and/or colorings containing 4-Methylimidazole ("4-MEI") in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As...
4-MEI, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Colorings, Food Additives, LorAnn Oils, Inc., Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
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
September 19, 2014
Client Russell Brimer has negotiated a settlement with Seasonal Specialties LLC in regards to LED lights and other string lights with PVC cables that allegedly contained di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm. Brimer alleged that Seasonal Specialties offered these products for sale...
October 21, 2014
The parties involved in the enforcement action Held v. Kindler, Inc., et al. executed an agreement on October 21, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E., alleged that the defendant Kinco, LLC dba Kinco International (“Kinco”) sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in...
Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Kinco International, Kinco, LLC, Kindler, Inc., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Gloves, Whistleblower
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