Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer had his allegations against the defendant John D. Brush & Co., Inc. dba the Sentry Group (“Sentry”) resolved when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on March 27, 2013. In the case Brimer v. John D. Brush & Co., Inc., Brimer alleged that Sentry sold portable safes with vinyl/PVC cables containing the phthalate...
Whistleblower Peter Englander resolved his allegations against the defendant FPC Corporation (“FPC”) in the enforcement action Englander v. FPC Corporation, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on March 25, 2013. Englander alleged that FPC sold hand tools containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Ohio-based RPM International Inc. and its subsidiary, Tremco Inc., have agreed to pay $60.9 million to resolve allegations that Tremco knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims in connection with contracts with the General Services Administration (GSA), the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. Tremco is a manufacturer of construction...
Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling party Satco Products, Inc. (“Satco”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on September 3, 2013, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Satco sold vinyl/PVC hand tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing...
On September 3, 2013, the parties involved in the enforcement action Brimer v. Cambridge University Press, et al., executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that the defendant Cambridge University Press (“Cambridge”) sold books with vinyl/PVC covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“...
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against settling parties IKEA Holding US, Inc. and IKEA North America Services, LLC (collectively “IKEA”) were resolved on September 3, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that IKEA sold changing pads with polyurethane foam containing...
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against settling party Southern Exchange, L.P. (“Southern Exchange”) were resolved on August 27, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Southern Exchange sold vinyl/PVC rainwear containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against settling party Ace Hardware Corporation (“Ace”) were resolved on February 26, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Brimer alleged that Ace sold portable utility lamps containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing sufficient...
In the enforcement action Moore v. Indian Industries, Inc., whistleblower John Moore resolved his allegations against the defendant Indian Industries Inc. (“Indian”) when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on March 19, 2013. In this enforcement action, Moore alleged that Indian sold billiard table covers and ping pong table covers that contain the...
The San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment on August 30, 2000, resolving citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro’s allegations that Western-Hoegee and 78 other defendants manufactured, distributed, or sold fishing tackle products containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite Proposition 65 health hazard...
