Proposition 65
October 2, 2012
The Chanler Group’s groundbreaking case against fifteen manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of Halloween products for children and adults was resolved on October 2, 2012, when the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Forum Novelties, Inc. et al. The Halloween Group enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph....
Anthony E. Held, Arsenic, BBP, Cadmium, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DBP, DEHP, Formaldehyde, Halloween, Halloween Costume Accessories, Halloween costumes, Halloween décor, Halloween Group, Lead, Proposition 65, Reformulation, RG Costumes & Accessories, Inc., vendor notification, Whistleblower
September 25, 2012
On September 25, 2012, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling defendant Dexter-Russell, Inc. ("Dexter-Russell") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Englander's allegations that Dexter-Russell sold cutlery cases exposing people to the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California...
DEHP, Dexter-Russell, Inc., Furniture, Home Decorative and Household Products, Kitchen Accessories, Peter Englander, Proposition 65
September 19, 2012
On September 19, 2012, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendants Rodco Enterprises and DeLorme Publishing Company ("Rodco and DeLorme") sold pouches containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)...
Anthony E. Held, DEHP, Furniture, Home Decorative and Household Products, Household Products, Proposition 65, Rodco Enterprises; DeLorme Publishing Company
September 12, 2012
On September 12, 2012, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling defendant Evergreen Enterprises, Inc. ("Evergreen) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Moore's allegations that Evergreen sold beverage/wine chiller bags containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without...
DEHP, Evergreen Enterprises, Inc., Furniture, Home Decorative and Household Products, Kitchen Tools, Moore, Proposition 65
December 13, 2005
The San Francisco Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in the case Brimer v. Home Depot USA, Inc., et al., on December 13, 2005, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that defendants Home Depot USA, Inc., Expo Design Center, Inc., and Evergreen Enterprises Inc. (collectively "Defendants") manufactured, distributed, and/or sold certain...
Ceramic Food & Beverage Products, Ceramic Non-Food & Beverage Products, Glass Food & Beverage Products, Glass Non-Food & Beverage Products, Home Depot USA, Inc., Lead, Proposition 65, Russell Brimer
August 29, 2012
On August 29, 2012, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling defendant Swift Distribution, Inc. ("Swift") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Moore's allegations that Swift sold keyboard benches with vinyl seats containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without providing...
August 28, 2012
On August 28, 2012, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Tofasco of America, Inc., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant Tofasco of America, Inc. ("Tofasco") sold folding chairs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Furniture, Furniture, Home Decorative and Household Products, Lead, Proposition 65, Russell Brimer, Tofasco of America
August 22, 2012
On August 22, 2012, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Catholic Book Publishing Corp., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore's allegations that the defendant, Catholic Book Publishing Corporation ("Catholic Book"), sold coverings for books containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("...
Catholic Book Publishing Corporation, DEHP, Furniture, Home Decorative and Household Products, Household Products, Moore, Proposition 65
July 16, 2012
On July 16, 2012, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendant Gemmy Industries Corporation ("Gemmy") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Gemmy sold shower curtains containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without...
Anthony E. Held, DEHP, Furniture, Home Decorative and Household Products, Gemmy Industries Corporation, Home Decorative Products, Proposition 65
July 11, 2012
The Honorable Roy O. Chernus of the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in the complex case Moore v. American Biltrite, et al., on July 11, 2012. In this enforcement action, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that the defendant Tarkett, Inc. (“Tarkett”) sold vinyl sheet flooring containing the phthalate chemical butyl benzyl phthalate (...
American Biltrite, BBP, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Moore, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tarkett, Inc., Vinyl sheet flooring, Whistleblower
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