Proposition 65
October 23, 2013
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....
Chuck Latham Associates, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Hand Tools, Pet Products, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
October 23, 2013
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...
California Proposition 65, False Claims Act, Medicare Fraud, Prop 65 California, Prop 65 Warning, Proposition 65, qui tam lawsuit, Whistleblower Act
October 22, 2013
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 (...
California Proposition 65, Kmart, Medicaid, Prop 65 California, Prop 65 Warning, Proposition 65, Qui Tam, qui tam lawsuit, Tricare, Whistleblower Act
October 21, 2013
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]...
Benzo[a]pyrene, Benzo[b]fluoranthene, Benzo[k]fluoranthene, Benz[a]anthracene, Burgers, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Firehouse Restaurant, Inc., Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, PAHs, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, vendor notification, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
Benzo[a]pyrene, Benzo[b]fluoranthene, Benzo[k]fluoranthene, Benz[a]anthracene, Indeno[1,2,3-cd]Pyrene, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
October 16, 2013
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)...
chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Minson Corporation, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
October 18, 2013
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...
Arsenic, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Flame retardants, Lead, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
October 14, 2013
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...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Hand Tools, Lead, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Supervalu Inc., Whistleblower
October 17, 2013
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...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Clamp Lamps, DEHP, Nail Clippers, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Rolf C. Hagen (USA) Corp., Whistleblower
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...
June 13, 2013
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...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Hangzhou GreatStar Tool Co., Ltd., Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Stools, Tools with Grips, Whistleblower
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