Whistleblower
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- . Whistleblower
- Whisleblower
October 31, 2013
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against defendant Jakks Pacific, Inc. (“Jakks”) were resolved on October 31, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Brimer alleged that Jakks sold padded upholstered children’s chairs with foam padding containing the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (...
Children's Chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Jakks Pacific, Inc., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
October 23, 2013
Citizen enforcer John Moore and settling defendant The Import Collection (“Import Collection”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on October 23, 2013, which resolved Moore’s allegations that Import Collection sold stools with vinyl/PVC seats containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, John Moore, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Stools, The Import Collection, Whistleblower
October 8, 2013
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has intervened in a lawsuit against Pinnacle Bank (Pinnacle) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last month. The complaint alleges that Pinnacle made false statements to the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) regarding a loan under the SBA’s “504 Loan...
Contract Fraud, False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, Government Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower
October 30, 2013
John Lombardi has filed a lawsuit against his previous employer, George Washington University (GW), for unlawful termination in connection with his attempts to blow the whistle on GW’s contract fraud on the Department of State.
GW obtained subcontracts through Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) for orders related to the federally funded Global Anti-...
October 26, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Legacy Classic Furniture, Inc. (“Legacy”) were resolved on October 26, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Legacy sold padded upholstered kid and teen chairs and other furniture with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3...
chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Legacy Classic Furniture, Inc., Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
October 14, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Jofran Sales, Inc. (“Jofran”) were resolved on October 14, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Jofran sold padded upholstered chairs with foam padding containing the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP...
chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Jofran Sales, Inc., Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Stools, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
October 29, 2013
Fox Rx, Inc. has filed a complaint against Walgreens Company in the federal district court of the Southern District of New York for violations of the False Claims Act. Walgreens allegedly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to state and federal health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Fox Rx alleges that Walgreens routinely overbilled Medicare...
October 23, 2013
Citizen enforcer John Moore and settling defendant J.C. Newman Cigar Co. (“J.C. Newman”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on October 23, 2013, which resolved Moore’s allegations that J.C. Newman sold vinyl/PVC humidors containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Humidors, J.C. Newman Cigar Co., John Moore, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
October 23, 2013
In Englander v. Pet Food Express, Ltd. et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander resolved his allegations that the defendant Chuck Latham Associates, Inc. (“Chuck Latham”) sold pet grooming hand tools containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings....
Chuck Latham Associates, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Hand Tools, Pet Products, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
October 21, 2013
The parties in the enforcement action Leeman v. Firehouse Restaurant executed a Consent Judgment on October 21, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D.’s allegations that the defendant Firehouse Restaurant, Inc. (“Firehouse”) sold flame-cooked ground beef containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, including benz[a]anthracene, benzo[a]...
Benzo[a]pyrene, Benzo[b]fluoranthene, Benzo[k]fluoranthene, Benz[a]anthracene, Burgers, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Firehouse Restaurant, Inc., Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, PAHs, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, vendor notification, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
Benzo[a]pyrene, Benzo[b]fluoranthene, Benzo[k]fluoranthene, Benz[a]anthracene, Indeno[1,2,3-cd]Pyrene, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
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