Whistleblower
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June 22, 2016
Salix Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $54 million to settle allegations that the company violated the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act by using “speaker programs” as kickbacks to doctors to induce them to prescribe Salix drugs and medical devices, which were then reimbursed by federal health care programs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of...
June 5, 2016
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on June 5, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, LLC (“Chicago Pneumatic”) sold gloves with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, LLC, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components, John Moore, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
June 20, 2016
On June 20, 2016, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party DRL, LLC (“DRL”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that DRL sold ceramicware with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement, DRL agreed...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Ceramicware with Exterior Designs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DRL, LLC, Lead, Out-of-Court Settlement, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
June 13, 2016
On June 13, 2016, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg and settling party Cortland Line Manufacturing LLC (“Cortland”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moorberg had alleged that Cortland sold vinyl/PVC nets and vinyl/PVC pouches containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Cortland Line Manufacturing LLC, DEHP, Mark Moorberg, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Nets, Vinyl/PVC Pouches, Warnings, Whistleblower
June 10, 2016
The parties involved in the case Englander v. Conbraco Industries, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on June 10, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that Conbraco Industries, Inc. (“Conbraco”) sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Conbraco Industries, Inc., Consent Judgment, DEHP, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Whistleblower
June 10, 2016
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. Ultimate Survival Technologies, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on June 10, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that Ultimate Survival Technologies, Inc. (“Ultimate”) sold vinyl/PVC lantern handles containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Laurence Vinocur, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Ultimate Survival Technologies, Inc., Vinyl/PVC Lantern Handles, Warnings, Whistleblower
June 1, 2016
The parties involved in the case Leeman, et al. v. Grocery Outlet, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on June 1, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcers Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and Peter Englander (“Plaintiffs”) alleged that Grocery Outlet, Inc. (“Grocery Outlet”) sold headphones with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Grocery Outlet, Inc., Headphones with Vinyl/PVC Components, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
June 9, 2016
Citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Argento SC by Sicura Inc. (“Argento”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on June 9, 2016. Moore had alleged that Argento sold exercise equipment with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and compact mirrors or makeup mirrors with vinyl/PVC...
Argento SC By Sicura Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, compact mirrors or makeup mirrors with vinyl/PVC components, DEHP, exercise equipment with vinyl/PVC grips, John Moore, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
June 7, 2016
On June 7, 2016, the parties involved in the case Brimer v. It’Sugar LLC executed a Consent Judgment on June 7, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that It’Sugar LLC (“It’Sugar”) sold mugs with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, It’Sugar, LLC, Lead, Mugs with Exterior Designs, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Whistleblower
June 3, 2016
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Barnett Outdoors, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on June 3, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Barnett Outdoors, LLC (“Barnett”) sold archery bows with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Archery Bows with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Barnett Outdoors, LLC, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
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