Proposition 65
July 1, 2014
On July 1, 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 Fastenal Company (“Fastenal”). In this matter, Leeman alleged that Fastenal sold tape measures with vinyl/PVC grips, tools with vinyl/PVC grips, tool bags with vinyl/PVC handles,...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Fastenal Company, Lead, Leeman, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tape, Tape Measures with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Tool Bags, Tools, Whistleblower
July 1, 2014
Whistleblower Russell Brimer and settling party Larsen Supply Co. (“Larsen”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on July 1, 2014, which resolved Brimer’s allegations that Larsen sold valve handles with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Larsen Supply Co., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, valve handles with vinyl/PVC grips, Whistleblower
June 27, 2014
In the enforcement action Vinocur v. Apex Medical Corporation, et al., citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Apex Medical Corporation (“Apex”) were resolved on June 27, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Apex sold vinyl/PVC pill wallets/containers and medication...
Apex Medical Corporation, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Flame Retardant, pillows with foam cushioned components, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, Vinocur, vinyl/PVC pill wallets/containers, Whistleblower
June 25, 2014
Whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Sazerac Company, Inc. (“Sazerac”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 25, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Sazerac sold drinking glasses containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of...
Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, drinking glasses with lead, Lead, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Sazerac Company, Inc., Whistleblower
July 14, 2014
TCG clients Dr. Anthony Held and Laurence Vinocur served 27 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation last Friday to companies offering products such as hand tools, bags, and upholstered furniture for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen enforcers allege that...
Benzophenone, Birth Defects, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Flame retardants, Lead, Other Reproductive Harm, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, TDCPP
April 12, 2006
Kotobuki Trading Company, Inc. elected to address its Proposition 65 liability by opting into the terms of the Consent Judgment entered by the San Francisco Superior Court in the matter of Russell Brimer v. The Boelter Companies, et al. on April 12, 2006. In doing so, it became a member of a class of settling defendants who agreed to virtually eliminate the heavy metals...
Boelter, Cadmium, Ceramic Food & Beverage Products, Ceramic Non-Food & Beverage Products, Glass Food & Beverage Products, Glass Non-Food & Beverage Products, Kotubuki Trading Company, Inc., Lead, Proposition 65, Russell Brimer
December 18, 2001
In a December 18, 2001 stipulated judgment, Proposition 65 private enforcer and whistleblower, Michael DiPirro, and retail seller, The Bombay Company, Inc., agreed to terms resolving DiPirro's allegation that Bombay sold terrarium products containing lead without providing the health hazard warning required by Proposition 65. Lead is listed pursuant to Proposition 65 as a...
Home Decorative Products, Household Products, Lead, Michael DiPirro, Proposition 65, The Bombay Company, Inc.
June 17, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Acme Furniture Industry. et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant P’kolino LLC (“P’kolino”) were resolved on June 17, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that P’kolino sold products with foam cushioned...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, P'Kolino, LLC, Peter Englander, Products With Foam Cushioned Components, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, Whistleblower
April 30, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Corinthian, Inc. et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Corinthian, Inc. (“Corinthian”) were resolved on April 30, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Corinthian sold products with foam components containing tris(1,3-...
Civil penalties, Corinthian, Inc., Peter Englander, products with foam components, Proposition 65, Reformulation, TDCPP, Whistleblower
July 3, 2014
Four California companies have been ordered to stop import, sale, and distribution of children’s products alleged to have hazardous levels of lead and phthalates, in violation of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) and the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA), Consumer Affairs reported last week.
The companies are: Toys Distribution, Inc. of Los Angeles; S&J...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Consumer Product Safety Act, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, Lead, Phthalates, Proposition 65
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