Whistleblower

Synonyms

  • . Whistleblower
  • Whisleblower
April 9, 2014
The parties involved in the case Held v. Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on April 9, 2014.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E., alleged that Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. (“Battenfeld”) sold bags with vinyl/PVC interiors containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Lead
April 15, 2014
Kansas-based Hope Cancer Institute and its owner Dr. Raj Sadasvian have agreed to pay $2.9 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday. The settlement resolves allegations that Sadasivan and Hope...
April 10, 2014
Alliance Rehabilitation, LLC and Active Physical Therapy Services, LLC, along with three individuals associated with those businesses, have agreed to pay the federal government $2.78 million to settle allegations that the companies knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare and the TRICARE health care program, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for...
March 19, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Stein Mart, Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant StyleCraft Home Collection, Inc. (“StyleCraft”) were resolved on March 19, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that StyleCraft sold padded upholstered chairs with foam padding...
Residential Furniture
DEHP, TDCPP
January 29, 2013
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against the defendant American Tombow, Inc. (“Tombow”) were resolved on January 29, 2013, when the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. American Tombow, Inc., et al.  In this enforcement action, Brimer alleged that Tombow sold vinyl/PVC pen pouches containing the phthalate...
Art Supplies
DEHP
March 31, 2014
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against settling party Brentwood Originals, Inc. (“Brentwood”) were resolved on March 31, 2014, when the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Brentwood sold upholstered seat cushions with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2...
Residential Furniture
TDCPP
February 19, 2014
On February 19, 2014, the parties involved in the enforcement action Vinocur v. Celebration Creations, Inc., et al., executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that the defendant Walgreen Co. (“Walgreen”) sold children’s sport-themed baskets containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without...
Lead
March 31, 2014
Whistleblower Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Aurora Wholesalers, LLC (“Aurora”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on March 31, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Aurora sold vinyl/PVC football flags containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. As part...
Sports & Fitness
Lead
January 7, 2013
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Croscill Home LLC executed a Consent Judgment on January 7, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations that the defendant Croscill Home LLC (“Croscill”) sold curtains containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Home Decor
DEHP
March 25, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Home Meridian Holdings, Inc., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. (“Stanley”) were resolved on March 25, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Stanley sold upholstered furniture including chairs with...
Residential Furniture
TDCPP