Whistleblower
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June 20, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Bexco Enterprises, Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Bexco Enterprises, Inc. (“Bexco”) were resolved on June 20, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Bexco sold padded upholstered furniture including chairs and...
Bexco Enterprises, Inc., chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Flame Retardant, Furniture, Ottomans, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, TDBPP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
June 24, 2014
Citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg and settling party FNA Group, Inc. (“FNA”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 24, 2014, which resolved Moorberg’s allegations that FNA sold hoses with metal fittings containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Hoses With Metal Fittings, Lead, Moorberg, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
May 27, 2014
Whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.’s allegations against defendant Grocery Outlet, Inc. (“Grocery Outlet”) were resolved on May 27, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Held alleged that Grocery Outlet sold padded upholstered bar stools, ottomans, and storage boxes containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2...
Anthony E. Held, Bar Stools, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Flame Retardant, Furniture, Ottomans, Product Withdrawal, Proposition 65, Storage Boxes, TDCPP, Whistleblower
June 25, 2014
Ohio-based Omnicare, the nation’s largest provider of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical services to nursing homes, has agreed to pay $124.24 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 today.
The settlement resolves allegations that...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, Medicaid Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
June 23, 2014
Elizabethtown Hematology Oncology, PLC (EHO) and its owners have agreed to pay $3.7 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHBP), the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Western District of Kentucky...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
June 17, 2014
On May 29, 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 Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (“Bombardier”). In this matter, Leeman alleged that Bombardier sold vinyl/PVC mud jackets and mud pants containing the heavy metal lead in the...
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Lead, Mud Pants, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Mud Jackets, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
June 18, 2014
The parties involved in the enforcement action Leeman, et al. v. Snap-on Incorporated executed an agreement on June 18, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., alleged that the defendant Snap-on Incorporated (“Snap-on”) sold hand tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing...
Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Snap-On Incorporated, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
June 17, 2014
Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling parties Seymour Midwest LLC, formerly known as Midwest Rake Company, LLC, and Seymour Manufacturing Co., Inc. (collectively, “Seymour”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 17, 2014, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Seymour sold vinyl/PVC hand tool grips containing the phthalate...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Hand Tools, Midwest Rake Company, LLC, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Seymour Manufacturing Co., Inc., Seymour Midwest LLC, Whistleblower
May 29, 2014
Whistleblower Laurence Vinocur resolved his allegations against the defendant Wild Sales, LLC (“Wild Sales”) in the case Vinocur v. Jesper Office, LLC when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on May 29, 2014. In this enforcement action, Vinocur alleged that Wild Sales sold padded upholstered chairs containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl...
chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Flame Retardant, Jesper Office, LLC, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower, Wild Sales, LLC
June 9, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Kinfine U.S.A. Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Kinfine U.S.A. Inc. (“Kinfine”) were resolved on June 9, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Kinfine sold padded upholstered furniture including ottomans and...
Children's Chairs, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Flame retardants, Kinfine U.S.A. Inc., Ottomans, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, Whistleblower
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