Whistleblower
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- Whisleblower
December 1, 2014
On December 1, 2014, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Mark Mooberg made against settling party North States Industries, Inc. (“North States”). In this matter, Moorberg alleged that North States sold vinyl/PVC wire mesh gates containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Moorberg, North States Industries, Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, vinyl/PVC wire mesh gates containing DEHP, Whistleblower
December 5, 2014
Rite Aid Corporation has paid the federal government $2.99 million to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare and Medicaid programs by inappropriately using gift cards as inducements, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week.
The settlement resolves allegations that Rite Aid offered illegal...
False Claims Act, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
November 19, 2014
On November 19, 2014, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. (“Held”) made against settling party Best Buy Stores, L.P. (“Best Buy”). In this matter, Held alleged that Best Buy sold pliers with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Best Buy Stores, L.P., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Pliers with vinyl/PVC grips containing DEHP, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
December 3, 2014
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. KKU Incorporated executed a Consent Judgment on December 3, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Dr. Whitney R. Leeman alleged that KKU Incorporated (“KKU”) sold shop seats with vinyl/PVC upholstery 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, KKU Incorporated, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Shop Seats with Vinyl/PVC Upholstery containing DEHP, Whistleblower
December 2, 2014
On December 2, 2014, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E., made against settling party Scosche Industries, Inc. (“Scosche”). In this matter, Held alleged that Scosche sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Lead, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Scosche Industries, Inc., tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing DEHP and/or lead, vendor notification, Vinyl/PVC tape containing DEHP, Whistleblower
December 1, 2014
The federal government has intervened in a lawsuit against Air Ideal Inc. and its owner, Kim Amkraut, for allegedly making false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA) in order to obtain a certification that was then used to obtain government contracts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.
Under the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone)...
November 21, 2014
The parties involved in the case Held v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation executed a Consent Judgment on November 21, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E., alleged that defendant Kimberly-Clark Corporation (“Kimberly-Clark”) sold hearing protection products with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)...
Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Healthcare, Hearing Protection, Kimberly-Clark Corporation,, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Whistleblower
November 18, 2014
Whistleblower Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Houston’s, Inc. (“Houston’s”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on November 18, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Houston sold vinyl/PVC aprons containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Anthony E. Held, Aprons, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Household Items, Houston's, Inc., Kitchen & Dining, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Whistleblower
November 3, 2014
The parties involved in the case Brimer v. Grand Star Industrial Limited executed a Consent Judgment on November 3, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that Grand Star Industrial Limited (“Grand Star”) sold travel manicure sets with vinyl/PVC cases containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate in the State of California...
Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Grand Star Industrial Limited, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Travel Manicure Sets, vendor notification, Whistleblower
November 12, 2014
The parties involved in the case Brimer v. Rite Aid Corporation executed a Consent Judgment on November 12, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that Rite Aid Corporation (“Rite Aid”) sold water sprayers with metal nozzles containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Hand Tools, Lead, Patio, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Rite Aid Corporation, Russell Brimer, vendor notification, Water Sprayers, Whistleblower, Yard
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