Proposition 65

On April 11, 2002, citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and the noticed party The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that Neiman sold certain glass and metal photo frames that contain lead (or lead compounds) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. As part...
Home Decor
Lead
On August 31, 2010, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. The Faucet Queens, et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant The Faucet Queens ("Faucet Queens") sold jumper cables and/or booster cables that exposed users to lead in the State of California without providing the...
Emergency Kits
Lead
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations against the defendant Discovery Channel Store, Inc. were resolved on November 20, 2001, when the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Discovery Channel Stores, Inc., et al. In this enforcement action, DiPirro alleged that Discovery Channel sold picture frames and other products containing the...
Home Decor
Lead
The Honorable Peter H. Kirwan of the Santa Clara County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment on January 9, 2013, in Englander v. The Coleman Company, Inc., et al. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Peter Englander's allegations that the defendant The Coleman Company, Inc. ("Coleman") sold air mattresses containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Other Furniture
DEHP
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's enforcement action against Target Corporation concluded when a Consent Judgment was executed in DiPirro v. Target Corporation on September 11, 2002, that resolved DiPirro's allegations that Target sold photo frames containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. Target...
Home Decor
Lead
November 6, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against settling party Skyline Imports, LLC (“Skyline”) were resolved on November 6, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Skyline sold padded upholstered furniture such as chairs with polyurethane foam containing the flame retardant...
Residential Furniture
TDCPP
November 11, 2013
The Chanler Group has negotiated two settlements with Chinese manufacturers in the past several months for Proposition 65 violations.  Hangzhou GreatStar Tool Co. and DAP Inc. have agreed to reformulate their products to virtually eliminate DEHP and to pay civil penalties totaling as much as $65,000, 75 percent of which will go to the State of California to protect and...
November 8, 2013
A recent study published in Human Reproduction shows that exposure to Bisphenol-A (BPA)—a chemical previously designated by the State of California as known to cause reproductive harm, and temporarily delisted  by court order, and currently in litigation—can affect egg maturation in humans, ScienceDaily reported. Researchers examined eggs exposed to BPA and...
November 6, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Universal Furniture International, Inc. (“Universal”) were resolved on November 6, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Universal sold benches with foam padding containing tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) and...
Residential Furniture
TCEP, TDCPP
On July 10, 2009, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Toys "R" Us Inc.; et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant Sykel Enterprises, Inc. ("Sykel") sold vinyl fabric containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State...
Textiles
DEHP