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May 27, 2015
Citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Belkin International, Inc. (“Belkin”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on May 27, 2015. Held had alleged that Belkin sold vinyl/PVC coated cables used with security locks containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Ball Bags with Vinyl/PVC Components, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Whistleblower
May 22, 2015
Missouri-based Medco Health Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Express Scripts Holding Company, based agreed to pay the federal government $7.9 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the federal health care program Medicare, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week. Medco...
May 15, 2015
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. Ross Acquisition Co. executed a Consent Judgment on May 15, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that Ross Acquisition Co. (“Ross”) sold mugs with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
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Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Lead, Mugs with Exterior Designs, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Ross Acquisition Co., vendor notification, Vinocur, Whistleblower
May 8, 2015
On May 8, 2015, Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party Rosanna Imports (“Rosanna”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that Rosanna sold vinyl/PVC luggage tags with straps containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Rosanna Imports, Inc., Vinyl/PVC Luggage Tags, Whistleblower
May 14, 2015
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. CORT Business Services Corporation executed a Consent Judgment on May 14, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that CORT Business Services Corporation (“CORT”) sold upholstered furniture with foam padding containing tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (“TDCPP”) in the State of...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, CORT Business Services Corporation, Flame retardants, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, upholstered furniture with foam padding, Vinocur, Whistleblower
May 13, 2015
Citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Dynarex Corporation (“Dynarex”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on May 13, 2015. Held had alleged that Dynarex 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, Dynarex Corporation, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Gloves, Whistleblower
May 8, 2015
Sixteen separate hospitals and their corporate parents have agreed to collectively pay $15.69 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare for services that were not medically reasonable or necessary, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday.
This case concerns claims to Medicare for Intensive...
May 13, 2015
Nine Jacksonville, Fla. hospitals and one ambulance company have agreed to collectively pay $7.5 million to settle allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced last week.
After a multiple-year investigation, the United States...
May 4, 2015
The parties involved in the case Held v. Classic Imports, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on May 4, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Classic Imports, Inc. (“Classic Imports”) sold vinyl/PVC keychains containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Classic Imports, Inc., Consent Judgment, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Keychains, Whistleblower
April 23, 2015
The parties involved in the case Held v. Sunlight Supply, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on April 23, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Sunlight Supply, Inc. (“Sunlight”) sold water sprayers with metal nozzles containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Sunlight Supply, Inc., Water Sprayers with Metal Nozzles, Whistleblower
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