Whistleblower
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June 26, 2015
Citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg and settling party Tara Toy Corp. (“Tara Toy”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on June 26, 2015. Moorberg had alleged that Tara Toy sold children’s purses containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement, Tara Toy...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, children’s purses, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Lead, Moorberg, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tara Toy Corp., Whistleblower
June 29, 2015
Citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party PlanAhead, LLC (“PlanAhead”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on June 29, 2015. Leeman had alleged that PlanAhead sold vinyl/PVC organizer covers 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, Leeman, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, PlanAhead, LLC, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Organizer Covers, Whistleblower
June 30, 2015
VMware Inc. and Carahsoft Technology Corporation have agreed to pay $75.5 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the federal government, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. VMware is a Delaware corporation that specializes in computer virtualization software and has its principal place of...
June 26, 2015
DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc., the largest provider of dialysis services in the United States, has agreed to pay $450 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week.
This civil settlement resolves allegations brought in a...
June 19, 2015
The parties involved in the case Held v. CWC Inventories, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on June 19, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that CWC Inventories, Inc. (“CWC”) sold walking sticks with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and/or the heavy metal...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, CWC Inventories, Inc., DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, vendor notification, walking sticks with vinyl/PVC grips, Whistleblower
June 24, 2015
Maryland-based Education Affiliates has agreed to pay $13 million to the federal government to resolve allegations knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. EA is a for-profit education company that operates 50 campuses in the United States under various trade names,...
June 19, 2015
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. John N. Hansen Co., Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on June 19, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that John N. Hansen Co., Inc. (“John Hansen”) sold vinyl/PVC game cases 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, Consent Judgment, DEHP, John N. Hansen Co., Inc., Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Game Cases, Whistleblower
June 5, 2015
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant CRI 2000, L.P. (“CRI”) were resolved on June 5, 2015, when the parties entered into an out-of-court settlement. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that CRI sold tent fabrics containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) in the State of California...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, CRI 2000, L.P., Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, tent fabrics, Tris, Vinocur, Whistleblower
June 15, 2015
Whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party Jasco Products Company LLC (“Jasco”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on June 15, 2015. Held had alleged that Jasco sold vinyl/PVC electrical tape containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Jasco Products Company LLC, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, vendor notification, Vinyl/PVC Electrical Tape, Whistleblower
June 11, 2015
Citizen enforcer Dr. Whitney R. Leeman and settling party Premiere Living Products, LLC (“Premiere”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on June 11, 2015. Leeman had alleged that Premiere sold pet baskets with vinyl/PVC handles and storage baskets with vinyl/PVC handles containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Leeman, Out-of-Court Settlement, Pet Baskets with Vinyl/PVC Handles, Phthalates, Premiere Living Products, LLC, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, storage baskets with vinyl/PVC handles, Whistleblower
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