Whistleblower
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November 17, 2015
On November 17, 2015, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg and settling party Mann & Bros., Inc. (“Mann & Bros”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moorberg had alleged that Mann & Bros sold vinyl/PVC toiletry bags 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, DEHP, Mann & Bros., Inc., Mark Moorberg, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Toiletry Bags, Warnings, Whistleblower
November 24, 2015
On November 24, 2015, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Jem Accessories Inc. (“Jem”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that Jem sold vinyl/PVC headphone cords containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Jem Accessories Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Headphone Cords, Whistleblower
November 20, 2015
On November 20, 2015, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party M.Z. Berger & Company, Inc. ( “M.Z. Berger”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that M.Z. Berger sold vinyl/PVC watch boxes 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, M.Z. Berger & Company, Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Watch Boxes, Warnings, Whistleblower
November 13, 2015
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Kmart Corporation (“Kmart”) were resolved on November 13, 2015, when the parties entered into a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Kmart sold tents and shelters containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) in the State of...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Kmart Corporation, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Reformulation, TDCPP, tents and shelters, Tris, Whistleblower
November 20, 2015
Education Management Corp. (EDMC), the second-largest for-profit educational company in the United States of America, will pay $95.5 million to settle allegations that EDMC knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims by falsely certifying that it was in compliance with Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) and parallel state statutes.
The primary...
November 17, 2015
On November 17, 2015, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg and settling party Yasutomo Inc. ( “Yasutomo”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moorberg had alleged that Yasutomo sold pouches with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Mark Moorberg, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Pouches with Vinyl/PVC Components, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower, Yasutomo Inc.
November 13, 2015
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. The Regent Group, Inc., et al. executed a Consent Judgment on November 13, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that The Regent Group, Inc. and Regent Products Corp. (“Regent”) sold nylon cooking utensils containing 4,4’-methylenedianiline (“4,4’-MDA”) in the State of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Nylon Cooking Utensils, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, The Regent Group, Inc., Whistleblower
October 15, 2015
The parties involved in the case Brimer v. Hornby America, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on October 15, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that Hornby America Inc. (“Hornby”) sold vinyl/PVC tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Hornby America Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips, Whistleblower
November 16, 2015
NetCracker Technology Corp. has agreed to pay $11.4 million and Computer Sciences Corp. has agreed to pay $1.35 million to resolve allegations that the companies knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims by sending individuals without security clearances on a Defense Systems Information Agency (DISA) contract, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier...
November 12, 2015
The parties involved in the case Moorberg v. Apex Tool Group, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on November 12, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg alleged that Apex Tool Group, LLC (“Apex”) sold vinyl/PVC coated cables and vinyl/PVC tool pouches containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Apex Tool Group, LLC, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Moorberg, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Coated Cables, Vinyl/PVC Tool Pouches, Whistleblower
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