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...
The Consent Judgment that was executed on July 29, 2013 resolved whistleblower Peter Englander’s allegations against the defendant Ingersoll-Rand Company (“Ingersoll-Rand”). The enforcement action Englander v. Ingersoll-Rand Company resolved Englander’s assertions that Ingersoll-Rand sold vinyl coated steel cables containing the phthalate chemical...
Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling party Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company (“Faultless”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on August 6, 2013, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Faultless sold hand tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling party Winners Only, Inc. (“Winners”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on August 7, 2013, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Winners sold chairs with vinyl/PVC seats containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing...
Boston Scientific Corp. and its subsidiaries, Guidant LLC, Guidant Sales LLC and Cardiac Pacemakers Inc. (Guidant), have agreed to pay $30 million to settle allegations that Guidant knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Medicare federal health program, the Justice Department announced yesterday. The government alleged that Guidant knowingly sold...
Citizen enforcer John Moore and settling defendant West Chester Holdings, Inc. (“West Chester”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on August 15, 2013, which resolved Moore’s allegations that West Chester sold vinyl/PVC rainwear containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and/or lead in the State of...
Excerpted from full article at San Francisco Chronicle:
More than 30 furniture companies, including Ikea, J.C. Penney and Kmart, have agreed to settle for a total of $2.3 million in civil penalties after a Berkeley watchdog group alleged they sold furniture with high amounts of flame retardants in violation of California's Proposition 65.
The Chanler Group, a law...
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Malden International Designs, Inc., on October 1, 2001. This enforcement action resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendant Malden International Designs, Inc. sold certain picture frames containing lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
