Proposition 65
October 3, 2014
Hooker Furniture has certified to Peter Englander and The Chanler Group that as per the terms of their Settlement Agreement, Hooker now manufactures or imports for distribution or sale in California only ottomans and other furniture that are virtually free of the flame retardant chemicals tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP)....
Cancer, Flame retardants, Hooker Furniture Corporation, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Reformulation Incentive, TCEP, TDBPP, 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
October 24, 2014
TCG client Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E., has negotiated a settlement with Kinco, LLC dba Kinco International in regards to vinyl/PVC gloves containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) that were allegedly sold in California without the requisite health hazard warnings. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm, and...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects, DEHP, Kinco, LLC, Other Reproductive Harm, Proposition 65, 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 9, 2014
On October 9, 2014, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Paul Wozniak made against settling party Eze-Lap Diamond Products, Inc. (“Eze-Lap”). In this matter, Wozniak alleged that Eze-Lap sold metal diamond sharpeners containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Eze-Lap Diamond Products, Inc., Hand Tools, Lead, Metal diamond sharpeners containing lead, Proposition 65, Whistleblower
October 14, 2014
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Trademark Games, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on October 14, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Dr. Whitney Leeman alleged that Trademark Games, Inc. (“Trademark Games”) sold stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery, Trademark Games, Inc., Whistleblower
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 22, 2014
TCG Client Whitney Leeman, Ph.D, has reached a settlement agreement with LorAnn Oils, Inc. in regards to food extracts, flavors, and colorings containing concentrations of 4-Methylimidazole (4-MEI) allegedly sold in California without the requisite health hazard warnings. 4-MEI is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and companies selling products...
October 15, 2014
Whistleblower Laurence Vinocur resolved his allegations against defendant Fairfield Processing Corporation (“Fairfield”) and retailer Michaels Stores, Inc. in the matter of Vinocur v. Ace Bayou Corp., et al., when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on October 15, 2014. In this enforcement action, Vinocur alleged that Fairfield sold foam cushioned...
Ace Bayou, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Fairfield Processing Corporation, Flame Retardant, Foam, Laurence Vinocur, Michaels Stores, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
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