Whistleblower

Synonyms

  • . Whistleblower
  • Whisleblower
March 31, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Home Meridian Holdings, Inc., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Steve Silver Company (“Steve Silver”) were resolved on March 31, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Steve Silver sold upholstered chairs with foam padding containing...
Residential Furniture
DEHP, TCEP, TDCPP
February 10, 2014
Whistleblower Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Alliance Mercantile, Inc. (“Alliance”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on February 10, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Alliance sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Cleaning
DEHP
August 26, 2013
The parties entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Pier 1 Imports, Inc., et al., on August 26, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations that the defendant Pier 1 Imports, Inc. and Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), (collectively “Pier 1”) sold vinyl/PVC placemats containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
Home Decor
DEHP
March 10, 2014
Whistleblower Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party GB Tools & Supplies, LLC (“GB Tools”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on March 10, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that GB Tools sold wiring tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Hand Tools
DEHP
March 25, 2014
On March 25, 2014, the parties involved in the enforcement action Leeman v. Ivy Classic Industries, Inc. executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., made against settling party Ivy Classic Industries, Inc. (“Ivy Classic”).  In this matter, Leeman alleged that Ivy Classic sold tools...
Hand Tools
DEHP, Lead
March 26, 2014
Lantheus Medical Imaging and Bristol-Myers Squibb have agreed to pay $6.2 million to settle allegations that the company failed to pay New York State and City taxes, in violation of the False Claims Act, the New York Attorney General’s office announced. Lantheus and its former parent company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, allegedly did not pay applicable New York State business...
June 26, 2013
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against settling party Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (“Wilson”) were resolved on June 26, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement.  In this matter, Brimer alleged that Wilson sold folders with synthetic leather covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...
DEHP
March 25, 2014
California-based Bizlink Technology, Inc. (BTI) has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by underpaying customs duties owed on goods imported from China, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced earlier this month. BTI allegedly underpaid customs duties on goods that BTI...
March 13, 2014
Keith Edwards, the whistleblower who provided tips that led to JPMorgan & Chase’s $614 million False Claims Act settlement, will receive $63.9 million as his portion of the settlement, the Chicago Tribune reported last week.  Edwards was formerly an employee of JPMorgan. JPMC admitted that, for more than a decade, it approved thousands of Federal Housing...
March 21, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Grand Basket Co., Inc., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Grand Basket Co., Inc. (“Grand Basket”) were resolved on March 21, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Grand Basket sold patio chairs with foam padding containing the flame...
Patio & Garden
TDCPP