Proposition 65
July 20, 2017
On July 20, 2017, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party Kole Imports (“Kole”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Wozniak had alleged that Kole sold vinyl/PVC electrical tape and game cases containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Game Cases, Kole Imports, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Electrical Tape, Warnings, Whistleblower, Wozniak
July 20, 2017
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. A & D Engineering, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on July 20, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that A & D Engineering, Inc. (“A & D”) sold stethoscopes with vinyl/PVC tubing containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
A & D Engineering, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Stethoscopes with Vinyl/PVC Tubing, Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
July 18, 2017
On July 18, 2017, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party The Art of Tea LLC (“Art of Tea”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Art of Tea sold dried green teas containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Dried Teas, Lead, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, The Art Of Tea LLC, Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
June 30, 2017
The parties involved in the case Englander v. Roland Corporation U.S. executed a Consent Judgment on June 30, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that Roland Corporation U.S. (“Roland”) sold products with vinyl/PVC hand straps containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Peter Englander, Phthalates, products with vinyl/PVC hand straps, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Roland Corporation U.S., Warnings, Whistleblower
July 5, 2017
On July 5, 2017, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Gino Development, Inc. (“Gino”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that Gino sold products containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Gino Development, Inc., John Moore, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
July 11, 2017
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Perseus Books, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on July 11, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Perseus Books, Inc. (“PB”) sold shot glasses with exterior decorations containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Lead, Perseus Books, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, shot glasses with exterior decorations, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
July 17, 2017
On July 17, 2017, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party Kim-Seng Company (“Kim-Seng”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Kim-Seng sold dried teas containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement, Kim-Seng...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Dried Teas, Kim-Seng Company, Lead, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
July 13, 2017
On July 13, 2017, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party Stone Mountain USA (“Stone Mountain”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Wozniak had alleged that Stone Mountain sold vinyl/PVC wallets containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Stone Mountain USA, Whistleblower
July 3, 2017
The parties involved in the case Held v. The Procter & Gamble Company executed a Consent Judgment on July 3, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”) sold sunscreen containing the chemical benzophenone in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Proposition 65, Reformulation, sunscreen, The Procter & Gamble Company, Whistleblower
June 11, 2010
On June 11, 2010, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. ACCO Brands Corporation, et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant Kole Imports ("Kole") sold vinyl coated paper fasteners, vinyl coated measuring tapes, and vinyl coated craft wire containing the heavy metal lead in...
Anthony E. Held, Craft & Hobby Tools, Hand Tools, Kole Imports, Lead, Proposition 65, Stationary & Office Fasteners
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