In Englander v. Pet Food Express, Ltd. et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander resolved his allegations that the defendant Chuck Latham Associates, Inc. (“Chuck Latham”) sold pet grooming hand tools containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings....
The owners of Global Medical Direct, LLC and Global Medical Inc., have agreed to pay $7 million to resolve allegations against them in connection with a scheme to submit false claims to the federal Medicare and Tricare healthcare programs, the United States Attorney’s Office announced yesterday. Global Medical, Inc. and its parent company, Global Medical Direct, LLC, are...
Kmart Corporation has agreed to pay the United States and 32 participating states a total of $2.5 million to settle allegations of false prescription claims by its national pharmacy centers to government health insurance programs, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced yesterday.
Kmart allegedly violated the False Claims Act by billing government health care programs (...
The parties in the enforcement action Leeman v. Firehouse Restaurant executed a Consent Judgment on October 21, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D.’s allegations that the defendant Firehouse Restaurant, Inc. (“Firehouse”) sold flame-cooked ground beef containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, including benz[a]anthracene, benzo[a]...
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Minson Corporation (“Minson”) were resolved on October 16, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Minson sold padded upholstered furniture including chairs with foam padding containing the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)...
TCG clients Anthony Held, Peter Englander, and Laurence Vinocur served 18 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 today. The notices were served to companies offering products such as furniture, tote bags and dried seaweed for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Our...
Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling party Supervalu Inc. (“Supervalu”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on October 14, 2013, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Supervalu sold vinyl/PVC hand tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and heavy metal lead in the State of...
The Settlement Agreement between citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party Rolf C. Hagen (USA) Corp. (“Hagen”) was executed on October 17, 2013. This out-of-court agreement resolved Englander’s allegations that Hagen sold clamp lamps and nail trimmers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State...
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Mervyn's California, et al. on April 11, 2003. This enforcement action resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendant Mervyn's California sold certain pressed flower glass and metal picture frames and jewelry boxes containing lead in the State of California without...
In the enforcement action Englander v. Hangzhou GreatStar Tool Co., Ltd., the parties executed a Consent Judgment on June 13, 2013. The case resolved citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations that the defendant Hangzhou GreatStar Tool Co., Ltd. (“GreatStar Tool”) sold tools with vinyl grips and stools with vinyl seats containing the phthalate...
