Proposition 65
January 15, 2015
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against defendant Omaha Distributing Co. (“Omaha”) were resolved on January 15, 2015 when the parties entered into a Consent Judgment. Brimer alleged that Omaha sold tape measures with grips and hand straps containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”), vinyl/PVC hand tool...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, glue guns with vinyl/PVC cords containing DEHP and lead, Lead, Omaha Distributing Co., Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, tape measures with grips and hand straps containing DEHP, vinyl/PVC hand tool grips containing DEHP, Whistleblower
January 21, 2015
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. A-List, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on January 21, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that A-List, Inc. (“A-List”) sold vinyl/PVC cosmetic cases containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
A-List, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Cosmetic Cases, Whistleblower
January 21, 2015
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Best Buy Stores, L.P. (“Best Buy”) were resolved on January 21, 2015, when the parties entered into a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Best Buy sold upholstered furniture including ottomans with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl...
Best Buy Stores, L.P., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, Tris, Whistleblower
January 21, 2015
On January 21, 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 Picnic at Ascot, Inc. (“Picnic at Ascot”). In this matter, Held alleged that Picnic at Ascot sold backpacks with vinyl/PVC handles containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Backpacks with Vinyl/PVC Handles, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Picnic At Ascot, Inc., Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
January 23, 2015
Our clients Dr. Anthony Held, Dr. Whitney Leeman, and Paul Wozniak served over 20 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation today to companies offering products such as PVC/vinyl gloves, nylon cooking utensils, and hand tools in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Held...
4,4’-MDA, 60 Day Notice, Benzophenone, Birth Defects, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, DINP, Other Reproductive Harm, Proposition 65
January 21, 2015
Our client Dr. Anthony Held has come to a settlement agreement with Trends International regarding allegations that the company sold planners with vinyl covers that contained the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or reproductive...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects, DEHP, Other Reproductive Harm, Phthalates, Proposition 65, settlements, Trends International, LLC
January 12, 2015
Whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party Trends International, LLC (“Trends”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on January 12, 2015, which resolved Held’s allegations that Trends sold planners with vinyl/PVC covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Trends International, LLC, Vinyl/PVC planner covers containing DEHP, Whistleblower
January 13, 2015
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Flexible Foam Products, Inc. (“Flexible Foam”) were resolved on January 13, 2015, when the parties entered into a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Flexible Foam sold foam used as padding in upholstered furniture and other consumer products containing the flame...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Flexible Foam Products, Inc., foam used as padding in upholstered furniture and other consumer products, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, Tris, Whistleblower
December 17, 2014
Whistleblower Paul Wozniak and settling party NMTC, Inc. (“NMTC”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on December 17, 2014, which resolved Wozniak’s allegations that NMTC sold vinyl/PVC automobile seat covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, NMTC, Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC automobile seat covers containing DEHP, Whistleblower
January 6, 2015
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. Herman Pearl Company executed a Consent Judgment on January 6, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that Herman Pearl Company (“Herman Pearl”) sold vinyl/PVC aprons containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Herman Pearl Company, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, vinyl/PVC aprons containing DEHP, Whistleblower
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