Proposition 65
October 11, 2013
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Stein World Operating Company (“Stein World”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on October 11, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander and Vinocur filed claims against thirteen...
Cheyenne, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Furniture, Laurence Vinocur, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Stein World Operating Company, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
September 30, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. (“Bassett”) were resolved on September 30, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Bassett sold padded upholstered ottomans and other furniture with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-...
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Furniture, Ottomans, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
July 14, 2015
Anthony Held and Mark Moorberg issued 14 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 yesterday, to companies offering products such as gloves, headsets, and hand tools in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning. These citizen enforcers allege that the companies’...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, DINP, Lead, Moorberg, Phthalates, Proposition 65
July 7, 2015
On July 7, 2015, Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D and settling party CTT Tools, Inc. (“CTT”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that CTT sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
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Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, CTT Tools, Inc., DEHP, Leeman, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Whistleblower
July 6, 2015
Whistleblower Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party Hollywood Fashion Tape, Inc. (“Hollywood”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on July 6, 2015. Held had alleged that Hollywood sold vinyl/PVC toiletry bags containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Hollywood Fashion Tape, Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, vendor notification, Vinyl/PVC Toiletry Bags, Whistleblower
July 9, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has filed a complaint against Inteplast Group in Alameda County Superior Court alleging violations of Proposition 65. Proposition 65 requires companies offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm to provide consumers with a health hazard warning. Held...
June 30, 2015
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendants Big Lots, Inc. and Big Lots Stores, Inc. (collectively, “Big Lots”) were resolved on June 30, 2015, when the parties entered into a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Big Lots sold padded upholstered stools containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)...
Big Lots Stores, Inc., Big Lots, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Padded Upholstered Stools, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery, TDCPP, Tris, vendor notification, Whistleblower
July 2, 2015
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Izzo Golf, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on July 2, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Izzo Golf, Inc. (“Izzo”) sold vinyl/PVC keychains containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Izzo Golf, Inc., Moore, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, vendor notification, Vinyl/PVC Bags, Vinyl/PVC Golf Ball Retriever Grips, Whistleblower
July 6, 2015
Dr. Whitney Leeman has negotiated a successful settlement with PlanAhead regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Leeman alleged that PlanAhead sold organizers with vinyl/PVC covers that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive...
BBP, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, DBP, DEHP, Phthalates, PlanAhead, LLC, Proposition 65, settlements
June 29, 2015
On June 29, 2015, Dr. Whitney R. Leeman and settling party Coda Resources Ltd. (“Coda”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Coda sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips 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, Coda Resources Ltd., DEHP, Leeman, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Whistleblower
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