Whistleblower
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April 30, 2015
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. National Public Seating Co., et al. executed a Consent Judgment on April 30, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that National Public Seating Co. and Oklahoma Sound (collectively, “NPS”) sold upholstered chairs with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloropropyl)...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Flame retardants, National Public Seating Co., Oklahoma Sound, Proposition 65 Violation, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, upholstered chairs with foam padding, vendor notification, Vinocur, Whistleblower
May 5, 2015
On May 5, 2015, Dr. Whitney R. Leeman and settling party Lenovo (United States) Inc. (“Lenovo”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Lenovo sold headphones with vinyl/PVC components and/or cords containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Headphones with Vinyl/PVC Components and/or Cords, Leeman, Lenovo (United States) Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Whistleblower
April 30, 2015
Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Allary Corporation (“Allary”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on April 30, 2015. Held had alleged that Allary sold pouches with vinyl/PVC zipper pulls containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Allary Corporation, Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Pouches with Vinyl/PVC Zipper Pulls, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
May 1, 2015
The federal government has intervened in three False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuits and filed a consolidated complaint against HCR ManorCare, alleging that ManorCare knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs Medicare and TRICARE for rehabilitation therapy services that were not medically reasonable and necessary, the U.S....
April 24, 2015
On April 24, 2015, Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party STA Elements, Inc. (“STA”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that STA sold pet carriers with vinyl/PVC carriers 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, Pet Carriers with Vinyl/PVC Handles, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, STA Elements, Inc., Whistleblower
April 30, 2015
Citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party Marukai Corporation (“Marukai”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on April 30, 2015. Held had alleged that Marukai sold dried hijiki-varietal seaweed containing the chemical arsenic in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the...
Anthony E. Held, Arsenic, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, dried hijiki seaweed, Marukai Corporation, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Whistleblower
April 30, 2015
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. Factories Connection, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on April 30, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that Factories Connection, Inc. (“Factories Connection”) sold back scratchers with vinyl/PVC grips or other components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...
Back Scratchers with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Factories Connection, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Vinocur, Whistleblower
April 30, 2015
The parties involved in the case Held v. Sam Ash Music Corporation executed a Consent Judgment on April 30, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. alleged that Sam Ash Music Corporation (“Sam Ash”) sold microphones with vinyl/PVC cords containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, microphones with vinyl/PVC cords, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Sam Ash Music Corporation, Whistleblower
April 29, 2015
Texas-based Citizens Medical Center has agreed to pay the U.S. federal government $21.75 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.
The settlement resolved allegations that the hospital provided compensation to several...
April 20, 2015
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Stillwater Designs and Audio, Inc. executed a Consent Decree on April 20, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Stillwater Designs and Audio, Inc. (“Stillwater”) sold vinyl/PVC keychains containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Leeman, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Stillwater Designs and Audio, Inc., Vinyl/PVC Keychains, Whistleblower
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