Proposition 65
July 26, 2013
Citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations against the defendants Benson Mills, Inc. and Benson Sales Co., Inc. (collectively “Benson”) and Kohl’s Corporation (“Kohl’s”) were resolved on July 26, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Benson, et al. In this enforcement action, Moore alleged that Benson and...
Benson Mills, Inc., Benson Sales Co., Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, John Moore, Kohl's Corporation, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Table Linens, vinyl placemats, Whistleblower
August 6, 2013
Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling party Big Time Products, LLC (“Big Time”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on August 6, 2013, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Big Time sold vinyl/PVC grip clips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing...
Big Time Products, LLC, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Grip Clips, Whistleblower
August 6, 2013
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against settling party Belcam Inc. (“Belcam”) were resolved on August 6, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Brimer alleged that Belcam sold eyelash curlers with grips containing the heavy metal lead and/or the phthalate chemicals butyl benzyl phthalate (...
BBP, Belcam Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Cosmetic Products, DBP, DEHP, Eyelash Curlers, Lead, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Tweezers, Whistleblower
August 12, 2013
Whistleblower John Moore resolved his allegations against the defendant B.H. Inc. dba Pinnacle Designs (“B.H.”) in the enforcement action Moore v. B.H. Inc.; et al., when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on August 12, 2013. Moore alleged that B.H. sold vinyl/PVC luggage tags containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
B.H. Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, John Moore, Pinnacle Designs, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Luggage Tags, Whistleblower
August 29, 2013
Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling party Voltec Industries LLC (“Voltec”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on August 29, 2013, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Voltec sold clamp lamps with vinyl/PVC clamps containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Clamp Lamps, Clamp lamps with vinyl/PVC clamps, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Voltec Industries LLC, Whistleblower
August 28, 2013
The Environmental Research Center (ERC) filed a suit against Clif Bar & Company, alleging unwarned exposures to lead in violation of Proposition 65. ERC alleges that several of Clif Bar’s products contain lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause reproductive harm, and that California citizens have been exposed without receiving a health hazard...
August 27, 2013
The Chanler Group has received certification, required by the settlement agreement with TCG client Russell Brimer, that Wolters Kluwer’s vinyl and PVC notebooks offered for sale in California have been reformulated to contain less than 0.1% of DEHP. As a result, the final civil penalty of $15,000, which Wolters Kluwer agreed to in the settlement, will be waived....
Proposition 65, Reformulation, Reformulation Incentive, The Chanler Group, Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
June 12, 2000
On June 12, 2000, Harrison Hoge Industries, Inc. (“Harrison”) elected to opt-into into a Consent Judgment to resolve citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro’s allegations that Harrison and seventy-eight other defendants manufactured, distributed, or sold fishing tackle products containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Fishing Tackle, Harrison Hoge Industries, Inc., Lead, Michael DiPirro, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Western-Hoegee, Whistleblower
June 12, 2000
On June 12, 2000, Wright & McGill Co. d/b/a Eagle Claw Fishing Tackle (“Wright”) elected to opt-into into a Consent Judgment to resolve citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro’s allegations that Wright and seventy-eight other defendants manufactured, distributed, or sold fishing tackle products containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Eagle Claw Fishing Tackle, Fishing Tackle, Lead, Michael DiPirro, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Western-Hoegee, Whistleblower, Wright & McGill Co.
June 9, 2000
On June 9, 2000, Big Rock Sports, Inc. and subsidiaries All Sports, L.L.C., Avis Sports, Inc., AWR Sports, Inc., Big Rock Sports Marketing, Inc., CSI Sports, L.L.C., and Henry’s Tackle, L.L.C. (collectively “Big Rock”) elected to opt-into into a Consent Judgment to resolve citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro’s allegations that Big Rock and seventy-eight...
Avis Sports, Inc., AWR Sports, Inc., Big Rock Sports Marketing, Inc., Big Rock Sports, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, CSI Sports, L.L.C., Henry’s Tackle, L.L.C., ll Sports, L.L.C., Michael DiPirro, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Western-Hoegee, Whistleblower
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