Proposition 65
March 13, 2017
On March 13, 2017, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling party Zak Designs, Inc. (“Zak”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Vinocur had alleged that Zak sold mugs with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement, Zak...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Laurence Vinocur, Lead, Mugs with Exterior Designs, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower, Zak Designs, Inc.
March 2, 2017
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Home Essentials & Beyond, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on March 2, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Home Essentials & Beyond, Inc. (“Home Essentials”) sold glass canisters, glass jars, and glass mugs with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, glass canisters, glass jars, and glass mugs with exterior designs, Home Essentials & Beyond, Inc., Lead, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
March 9, 2017
On March 9, 2017, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling party Yeti Coolers, LLC (“YETI”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Brimer had alleged that YETI sold vinyl/PVC security cables containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Vinyl/PVC Security Cables, Warnings, Whistleblower, Yeti Coolers, LLC
February 24, 2017
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Plastic Development Group, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on February 24, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Plastic Development Group, LLC (“PDG”) sold chairs with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Chairs with Vinyl/PVC Upholstery, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Furniture, John Moore, Phthalates, Plastic Development Group, LLC, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
March 7, 2017
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Almar Sales Co., Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on March 7 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Almar Sales Co,, Inc. (“Almar”) sold vinyl/PVC charms containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing...
Almar Sales Co., Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Charms, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
March 2, 2017
The parties involved in the case Brimer v. Comptree, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on March 2, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that Comptree, Inc. (“Comptee”) sold vinyl/PVC cables and stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Comptree, Inc., Consent Judgment, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery, Vinyl/PVC Cables, Whistleblower
March 2, 2017
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Hunter’s Specialties, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on March 2, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Hunter’s Specialties, Inc. (“HSI”) sold vinyl/PVC tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Hunter’s Specialties, Inc., John Moore, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips, Whistleblower
February 15, 2017
On February 15, 2017, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling party Rolf C. Hagen (USA) Corp. (“Hagen”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Brimer had alleged that Hagen sold vinyl/PVC tie-out cables 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, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Rolf C. Hagen (USA) Corp., Russell Brimer, Vinyl/PVC Tie-Out Cables, Warnings, Whistleblower
February 2, 2017
Anthony E. Held, Russell Brimer, and Whitney R. Leeman have issued 20 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as dried teas, gloves, and children's furniture in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning. Our clients allege that...
60-Day Notice, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65
February 16, 2017
On February 16, 2017, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party PhotoMedex, Inc. (“PhotoMedex”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that PhotoMedex sold sunscreen containing the chemical benzophenone in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the...
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Out-of-Court Settlement, PhotoMedex, Inc., Proposition 65, Reformulation, sunscreen, Whistleblower
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