Proposition 65
August 26, 2013
The parties entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Pier 1 Imports, Inc., et al., on August 26, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations that the defendant Pier 1 Imports, Inc. and Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), (collectively “Pier 1”) sold vinyl/PVC placemats containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, John Moore, Pier 1 Imports, Inc., Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Placemats, Whistleblower
December 11, 2002
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's suit against Pier 1 Imports, Inc. concluded through a Consent Judgment that was executed on December 11, 2002. The agreement resolved DiPirro's allegations that Pier 1 sold frames with flowers and votive holders containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part...
March 10, 2014
Whistleblower Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party GB Tools & Supplies, LLC (“GB Tools”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on March 10, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that GB Tools sold wiring tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, GB Tools & Supplies, LLC, Hand Tools, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower, Wiring Tools
March 25, 2014
On March 25, 2014, the parties involved in the enforcement action Leeman v. Ivy Classic Industries, Inc. executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., made against settling party Ivy Classic Industries, Inc. (“Ivy Classic”). In this matter, Leeman alleged that Ivy Classic sold tools...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Ivy Classic Industries, Inc., Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Tape Measures, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
June 26, 2013
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against settling party Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (“Wilson”) were resolved on June 26, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Brimer alleged that Wilson sold folders with synthetic leather covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Folders, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Whistleblower, Wilson Sporting Goods Inc.
March 14, 2014
On Jan. 10, 2014, the Hon. George C. Hernandez, Jr. denied Bexco’s Motion to Strike portions of TCG client Peter Englander’s complaint, leaving intact Englander’s allegations in the complaint that all upholstered furniture products with foam padding containing the Proposition 65-listed chemical flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“...
Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TDCPP
March 12, 2014
California Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed 2014-2015 budget will allocate $765,000 to the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). The money will allow OEHHA to revise the Proposition 65 warning regulations and develop a new website.
Proposition 65, or The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement...
Jerry Brown, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning
March 29, 2012
On March 29, 2012, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant Inventory Liquidators Corp. ("ILC") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that ILC sold flashlights containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement,...
Furniture, Home Decorative and Household Products, Hand Tools, Inventory Liquidators Corp., Lead, Proposition 65, Russell Brimer
March 21, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Grand Basket Co., Inc., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Grand Basket Co., Inc. (“Grand Basket”) were resolved on March 21, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Grand Basket sold patio chairs with foam padding containing the flame...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Flame Retardant, Grand Basket Co., Inc.,, Patio Chairs, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, vendor notification, Whistleblower
March 20, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander, et al. v. Z Gallerie, citizen enforcers Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Z Gallerie (“Z Gallerie”) were resolved on March 20, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander and Held alleged that Z Gallerie sold upholstered chairs with foam...
Anthony E. Held, chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Flame Retardant, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower, Z Gallerie
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