Proposition 65
February 23, 2015
Our client John Moore has filed a complaint in Alameda County Superior Court alleging that Artland, Inc. and Nordstrom, Inc. violated Proposition 65 by offering for sale drinking glasses with exterior designs that contain the heavy metal lead without the requisite health hazard warning. Lead is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other...
Artland, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, John Moore, Lead, Nordstrom, Inc., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
February 20, 2015
The parties involved in the case Held v. Pacific Rim Ventures, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on February 20, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Pacific Rim Ventures, Inc. (“Pacific Rim”) sold trunk organizers with vinyl/PVC handles containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Pacific Rim Ventures, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Trunk Organizers with Vinyl/PVC Handles, Whistleblower
February 17, 2015
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. A.D. Sutton & Sons, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on February 17, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that A.D. Sutton & Sons, Inc. (“ADS&S”) sold backpacks with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
A.D. Sutton & Sons, Inc., Backpacks with Vinyl/PVC Components, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Vinocur, Whistleblower
February 20, 2015
On February 20, 2015, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E., made against settling party Sun and Skin Care Research, LLC (“SSCR”). In this matter, Held alleged that SSCR sold sunscreen products containing the chemical benzophenone in the State of California...
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Sun and Skin Care Research, LLC, sunscreen products, Whistleblower
February 13, 2015
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Bayco Products, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on February 13, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Dr. Whitney R. Leeman alleged that Bayco Products, Inc. (“Bayco”) sold vinyl/PVC light bulb changer grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Bayco Products, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Leeman, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, vinyl/PVC light bulb changer grips, Whistleblower
January 29, 2015
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. Tailor Made Products, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on January 29, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that Tailor Made Products, Inc. (“Tailor Made”) sold nylon cooking utensils that contain 4,4’-Methylenedianiline (“4,4’-MDA”) in the State of California without...
4,4’-MDA, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Nylon Cooking Utensils, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Tailor Made Products, Inc, Whistleblower
February 5, 2015
Citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party Sunjeen, Inc. (“Sunjeen”) executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on February 5, 2015 on that resolved Wozniak’s allegations that Sunjeen sold vinyl/PVC sheet music folders and vinyl/PVC musical instrument cases containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Sunjeen, Inc., vendor notification, vinyl/PVC musical instrument cases, vinyl/PVC sheet music folders, Whistleblower
February 16, 2015
Office Depot has certified to our client Laurence Vinocur that per Section 4.1.4 of the Consent Judgment, Office Depot is offering for sale only foam padded gaming chairs that have been reformulated to be virtually free of the flame retardants TDCPP, TCEP, and TDBPP. As per the settlement agreement, Vinocur will waive a significant portion of the civil penalties that...
January 26, 2015
On January 26, 2015, citizen enforcer John Moore and Metra Electronics Corporation (“Metra”) executed a Consent Judgment. Moore alleged that Metra 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.
As part of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Metra Electronics Corporation, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Whistleblower
January 9, 2015
On January 9, 2015, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E., made against settling party King Par, LLC (“King Par”). In this matter, Held alleged that King Par sold vinyl/PVC golf ball retrievers with grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, King Par, LLC, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Golf Ball Retriever Grips, Whistleblower
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