Whistleblower
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July 3, 2014
Citizen enforcer Dr. Anthony Held and settling parties Starz Media, LLC (“Starz”) and Anchor Bay Entertainment, LLC (“Anchor Bay”) entered into a Consent Judgment on July 3, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Starz and Anchor Bay sold exercise balls containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
Anchor Bay Entertainment, LLC, Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Exercise Balls, Proposition 65, Starz Media, LLC, Whistleblower
July 2, 2014
Citizen enforcer Dr. Anthony Held and settling party Kentuckiana Foam, Inc. (“KFI”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on July 2, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that KFI sold chairs with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate and chairs with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate...
Anthony E. Held, Chairs with Foam Padding, Chairs with Vinyl/PVC Upholstery, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Kentuckiana Foam, Inc., Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, Whistleblower
July 1, 2014
On July 1, 2014, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., made against settling party Fastenal Company (“Fastenal”). In this matter, Leeman alleged that Fastenal sold tape measures with vinyl/PVC grips, tools with vinyl/PVC grips, tool bags with vinyl/PVC handles,...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Fastenal Company, Lead, Leeman, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tape, Tape Measures with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Tool Bags, Tools, Whistleblower
July 1, 2014
Whistleblower Russell Brimer and settling party Larsen Supply Co. (“Larsen”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on July 1, 2014, which resolved Brimer’s allegations that Larsen sold valve handles with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Larsen Supply Co., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, valve handles with vinyl/PVC grips, Whistleblower
June 27, 2014
In the enforcement action Vinocur v. Apex Medical Corporation, et al., citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Apex Medical Corporation (“Apex”) were resolved on June 27, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Apex sold vinyl/PVC pill wallets/containers and medication...
Apex Medical Corporation, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Flame Retardant, pillows with foam cushioned components, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, Vinocur, vinyl/PVC pill wallets/containers, Whistleblower
June 25, 2014
Whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Sazerac Company, Inc. (“Sazerac”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 25, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Sazerac sold drinking glasses containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of...
Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, drinking glasses with lead, Lead, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Sazerac Company, Inc., Whistleblower
June 17, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Acme Furniture Industry. et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant P’kolino LLC (“P’kolino”) were resolved on June 17, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that P’kolino sold products with foam cushioned...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, P'Kolino, LLC, Peter Englander, Products With Foam Cushioned Components, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, Whistleblower
April 30, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Corinthian, Inc. et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Corinthian, Inc. (“Corinthian”) were resolved on April 30, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Corinthian sold products with foam components containing tris(1,3-...
Civil penalties, Corinthian, Inc., Peter Englander, products with foam components, Proposition 65, Reformulation, TDCPP, Whistleblower
July 7, 2014
HSBC has agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal housing and mortgage programs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced last week.
HSBC performs or oversees the performance of certain administrative activities in connection with residential...
Contract Fraud, False Claims Act, fannie mae, federal housing administration, Fraud Against Government, HSBC, Qui Tam, Whistleblower
July 2, 2014
Medtronic Inc. has agreed to pay $2.8 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to state Medicaid programs for replacement insulin infusion pumps, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office announced earlier this week.
Allegedly, Medtronic—doing business as Medtronic Diabetes—improperly...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower
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