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This Proposition 65 action arose from Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and John Moore’s allegations in 2009 that certain fashion accessories containing one or more phthalate chemicals known to cause reproductive harm, specifically di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”), butyl benzyl...

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October 5, 2011
DEHP
Out-of-Court Settlement
On October 5, 2011, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E., and settling defendant Base4 Group, Incorporated ("Base4 Group"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Base4 Group sold cosmetic cases/bags and bag charms containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the...
October 4, 2011
DEHP
Out-of-Court Settlement
On October 4, 2011, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendant J.C.S. Apparel Group, Incorporated ("J.C.S."), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that J.C.S. sold jackets with belts containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of...
October 4, 2011
DEHP
Out-of-Court Settlement
On October 4, 2011, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendant Samsung C&T America, Inc. ("Samsung"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Samsung sold belts containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without...
October 4, 2011
DEHP
Out-of-Court Settlement
On October 4, 2011, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendants The Gap, Incorporated; Banana Republic, LLC; and Old Navy LLC (collectively "Gap"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Gap sold toiletry cases/bags, cosmetic cases/bags, and luggage tags containing the phthalate...
September 22, 2011
DBP, DEHP, Lead
Out-of-Court Settlement
On September 22, 2011, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant I Apparel Group LLC ("I Apparel"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that I Apparel sold belts containing the phthalate chemicals di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP"), di-n-butyl phthalate ("DBP") and the heavy...
September 20, 2011
Lead
Out-of-Court Settlement
On September 20, 2011, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant Turn On Products Inc. ("Turn On Products"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Turn On Products sold belts containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the health hazard warnings required by...
September 19, 2011
DEHP
Out-of-Court Settlement
On September 19, 2011, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendants Sunless Incorporated and Mystic Tan, Inc. ("Sunless and Mystic") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Sunless and Mystic sold cosmetic cases containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP...
September 15, 2011
DEHP
Consent Judgment
On September 15, 2011, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Grendene USA, Inc. which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant Grendene USA, Inc. ("Grendene"), sold footwear containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP")in the State of California...