Whistleblower
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March 30, 2016
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. Dollar General Corporation, et al. executed a Consent Judgment on March 30, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that Dollar General Corporation and Dolgencorp, LLC (collectively, “Dollar General”) sold vinyl/PVC storage baskets and pencil pouches containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Dolgencorp LLC, Dollar General Corporation, Laurence Vinocur, Lead, metal tape measures with vinyl/PVC straps, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Pencil Pouches, Vinyl/PVC Storage Baskets, Whistleblower
March 18, 2016
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company executed a Consent Judgment on March 18, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company (“Houghton”) sold books with vinyl/PVC covers containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Books with Vinyl/PVC Covers, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company, Lead, Proposition 65, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
March 29, 2016
Kilgore Flares Company and subcontractor ESM Group Inc. have agreed to pay the federal government $8 million to resolve allegations that the companies knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims by selling defective infrared countermeasure flares to the U.S. Army and evading customs duties, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday. Tennessee-...
March 24, 2016
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Uniters North America, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on March 24, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., alleged that Uniters North America, LLC (“Uniters”) sold vinyl/PVC bags containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Uniters North America, LLC, Vinyl/PVC Bags, Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
March 23, 2016
Citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party Oakley, Inc. (“Oakley”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on March 23, 2016. Leeman had alleged that Oakley sold backpacks with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Backpacks with Vinyl/PVC Components, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Oakley, Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
March 25, 2016
Respironics Inc. has agreed to pay $34.8 million to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to state and federal health care programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week.
The United States alleged that Respironics violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act by providing free...
False Claims Act, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
March 14, 2016
On March 14, 2016, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Pro-Stat, Inc. (“Pro-Stat”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that Pro-Stat sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen, Civil penalties, DINP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Pro-Stat. Inc., Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Gloves, Whistleblower
February 26, 2016
The parties involved in the case Moorberg v. Direct Source International, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on February 26, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg alleged that Direct Source International, Inc. (“Direct Source”) sold vinyl/PVC flip-flop straps containing the phthalate chemical di-n-butyl phthalate (“DBP”) in the State...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DBP, Direct Source International, Inc., Mark Moorberg, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, vinyl/PVC flip-flop straps, Whistleblower
March 22, 2016
Bard College has agreed to pay $4 million in order to resolve allegations that the college violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with the conditions of federal grant money, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California announced earlier this month.
Bard College, a nonprofit institution with its main campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York...
March 10, 2016
On March 10, 2016, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling party Naftali, Inc. (“Naftali”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Brimer had alleged that Naftali sold luggage tags with vinyl/PVC straps, vinyl/PVC luggage finder straps, vinyl/PVC pouches, vinyl/PVC cords, and vinyl/PVC earbud cords containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Naftali, Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Whistleblower
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