Whistleblower
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May 4, 2016
On May 4, 2016, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party U.S.A. Sports Inc. (“U.S.A. Sports”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that U.S.A. Sports sold handheld exercise weights with vinyl/PVC coverings containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, handheld exercise weights with vinyl/PVC coverings, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, U.S.A. Sports Inc., Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
April 12, 2016
The parties involved in the case Held v. The Kroger Co. executed a Consent Judgment on April 12, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that The Kroger Co. (“Kroger”) sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Anthony E. Held, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DINP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, The Kroger Co., Vinyl/PVC Gloves, Whistleblower
April 26, 2016
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., et al. executed a Consent Judgment on April 26, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. and Central Purchasing, LLC (“Defendants”) sold certain products containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Central Purchasing, LLC, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
May 3, 2016
The parties involved in the case Held v. Midwest Quality Gloves, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on May 3, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Midwest Quality Gloves, Inc. (“Midwest”) sold gloves containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and/or diisononyl phthalate (“...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Midwest Quality Gloves, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
May 3, 2016
California-based Z Gallerie has agreed to pay the federal government $15 million to settle allegations that the upscale furniture retailer knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims when it evaded customs duties on imports of wooden bedroom furniture from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.
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April 29, 2016
Pharmaceutical companies Wyeth and Pfizer Inc. have agreed to pay $784.6 million to resolve allegations that Wyeth knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims in connection to two of its proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drugs, Protonix Oral and Protonix IV, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week. Pfizer, which is headquartered in New York...
April 26, 2016
On April 26, 2016, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party Great Plains Industries, Inc. (“Great Plains”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that Great Plains sold vinyl/PVC fuel pump nozzle 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, DEHP, Great Plains Industries, Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Fuel Pump Nozzle Grips, Whistleblower
April 13, 2016
The parties involved in the case Englander v. Tenacious Holdings, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on April 13, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that Tenacious Holdings, Inc. (“Tenacious”) sold gloves with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tenacious Holdings, Inc., Warnings, Whistleblower
April 26, 2016
On April 26, 2016, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party Apache Hose & Belting Company, Inc. (“Apache Hose”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that Apache Hose sold vinyl/PVC fuel pump nozzle grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Apache Hose & Belting Company, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Fuel Pump Nozzle Grips, Warnings, Whistleblower
April 22, 2016
The parties involved in the case Held v. Lollicup USA, INC. executed a Consent Judgment on April 22, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Lollicup USA, INC. (“Lollicup”) sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Anthony E. Held, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DINP, Lollicup, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Gloves, Whistleblower
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