In the enforcement action Englander v. Filo America, the parties executed a Consent Judgment on July 31, 2013. The case resolved citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations that the defendant Filo America sold adhesive bandages containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling parties BPR Properties Corporate, LLC and BPR Properties Berkeley, LLC (collectively “BPR”) executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on April 12, 2013. In this matter, Leeman alleged BPR sold flame-cooked ground beef burgers containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, including benz[a]anthracene,...
In the enforcement action Brimer v. Royal Doulton USA, Inc., et al., the Honorable Nancy L. Davis approved a Consent Judgment on December 20, 2007. The Consent Judgment included an opt-in program which provided citizen enforcer Russell Brimer with the ability to send 60-Day Notices of Violation to each entity that submitted an Opt-In Stipulation. On April 29, 2008...
The parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on March 19, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D.’s allegations that the settling party Berkeley Bowl Produce, Inc. (“Berkeley Bowl”) sold flame-cooked ground beef containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, including benz[a]anthracene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[b]fluoranthene,...
Emory University has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle allegations that the university violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare and Medicaid for clinical trial services that were not permitted by the Medicare and Medicaid rules, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last month.
Providers generally are not permitted to bill Medicare for medical care and services...
The Honorable Roy O. Chernus of the Marin County Superior Court granted the parties’ motion to approve the Consent Judgment in the case Held et al. v. Alticor, Inc., et al., on March 7, 2012. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcers John Moore and Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.’s allegations that eighteen defendants sold products containing phthalate...
In the enforcement action Brimer v. Royal Doulton USA, Inc., et al., the Honorable Nancy L. Davis approved a Consent Judgment on December 20, 2007. The Consent Judgment included an opt-in program which provided citizen enforcer Russell Brimer with the ability to send 60-Day Notices of Violation to each entity that submitted an Opt-In Stipulation. On April 29, 2008...
The dispute between citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and defendant Aramco Imports, Inc. that was originally resolved on November 20, 2009 in Brimer v. Aramco Imports, Inc., et al., was recently reviewed when Brimer alleged that Aramco had sold mugs with colored artwork that violated the terms of the Agreement. On March 6, 2012, Brimer and Aramco entered into an out-of-...
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations against settling party Avery Dennison Corporation and subsidiary Avery Denison Office Products Company (collectively "Avery") were resolved on March 1, 2013, when the parties entered into a Settlement Agreement. Brimer alleged that Avery sold card holders and binders containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)...
The parties executed a Consent Judgment in Moore v. S.P. Richards Company, et al., on March 6, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations that the defendant S.P. Richards Company (“S.P. Richards”) sold pencil cases/pouches containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
