Proposition 65
June 25, 2015
Paul Wozniak has filed a complaint in Marin County Court against Nordstrom alleging violations of Proposition 65. Wozniak alleges that Nordstrom sold drinking glasses with exterior designs that contain the heavy metal lead. Lead is known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or other reproductive harm, and Proposition 65 requires companies...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Complaints, Lead, Nordstrom, Inc., Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
July 21, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court against Kimberly-Clark Corporation alleging violations of California’s Proposition 65. Proposition 65 requires companies offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or reproductive harm to provide consumers with a warning...
Anthony E. Held, Cancer, Complaints, DINP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Vinyl/PVC Gloves
July 1, 2015
Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party Whirlpool Corporation (“Whirlpool”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on July 1, 2015. Held had alleged that Whirlpool sold stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California without providing...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Held, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery, Whirlpool Corporation, Whistleblower
July 17, 2015
Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has negotiated a successful settlement with Dick’s Sporting Goods regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Leeman had alleged that Dick’s Sporting Goods sold cooking utensils with vinyl/PVC grips that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is known to the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, settlements, Whitney R. Leeman
July 14, 2015
Citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D and settling party Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (“Dick’s Sporting Goods”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on July 14, 2015. Leeman had alleged that Dick’s Sporting Goods sold cooking utensils with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Cooking Utensils with Vinyl/PVC Grips, DEHP, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc., Leeman, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
July 10, 2015
Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party Glove Specialties, Inc. (“GS”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on July 10, 2015. Held had alleged that GS sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DINP, Glove Specialties, Inc., Held, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Gloves, Warnings, Whistleblower
July 7, 2015
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling party Melissa & Doug, LLC (“M&D”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on July 7, 2015. Vinocur had alleged that M&D sold tent/shelter fabrics containing the flame retardant chemical tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) in the State of California without providing...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Flame retardants, Melissa & Doug, LLC, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, TDCPP, Tent/Shelter Fabrics, Tris, Vinocur, Warnings, Whistleblower
July 10, 2015
On July 10, 2015, the parties involved in the case Held v. Normark Corporation executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Normark Corporation (“Normark”) sold fishing tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, fishing tools with vinyl/PVC grips, Held, Normark Corporation, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
July 6, 2015
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Artland, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on July 6, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Artland, Inc. (“Artland”) sold drinking glasses with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of...
Artland, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Drinking Glasses with Exterior Designs, Lead, Moore, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
October 2, 2013
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant The Uttermost Company (“Uttermost”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on October 2, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this enforcement action, Englander and Vinocur brought allegations against thirteen...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Furniture, Laurence Vinocur, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, The Uttermost Company, vendor notification, Whistleblower
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