firm casework - enforcement

March 3, 2014
TCEP, TCPP
Consent Judgment
In the enforcement action Vinocur v. Fourstar Group USA Inc., citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Fourstar Group USA Inc. (“Fourstar”) were resolved on March 3, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Fourstar sold padded upholstered chairs with foam padding containing...
March 3, 2014
DEHP
Out-of-Court Settlement Agreement
Whistleblower Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Van’s Gourmet Gifts, Inc. (“Van’s”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on March 3, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Van’s sold vinyl/PVC wine totes containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
February 28, 2014
TDCPP
Consent Judgment
Whistleblower Laurence Vinocur resolved his allegations against the defendant Keystone Foam Corporation (“Keystone”) in the case Vinocur v. Keystone Foam Corporation when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on February 28, 2014.  In this enforcement action, Vinocur alleged that Keystone sold foam cushioned products such as footstools and ottomans...
February 28, 2014
TCEP, TDCPP
Consent Judgment
In the enforcement action Englander v. Style-Line Furn., Inc., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Style-Line Furn., Inc. (“Style-Line”) were resolved on February 28, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Style-Line sold padded upholstered furniture including sofas...
February 20, 2014
DEHP
Consent Judgment
The parties entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Magnolia Furniture, LLC, on February 20, 2014, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations that the defendant Magnolia Furniture, LLC (“Magnolia”) sold vinyl/PVC chairs containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
February 18, 2014
DEHP, TDCPP
Out-of-Court Settlement
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party GF Health Products, Inc. (“GF Health”) executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on February 18, 2014, which resolved Englander’s allegations that GF Health sold stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and stools with foam...
February 13, 2014
TDCPP
Consent Judgment
Whistleblower Laurence Vinocur resolved his allegations against the defendant Joovy Holding Co. (“Joovy”) in the case Vinocur v. Joovy Holding Co. when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on February 13, 2014.  In this enforcement action, Vinocur alleged that Joovy sold foam cushioned high chairs containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-...
February 12, 2014
DEHP
Consent Judgment
The parties involved in the case Held v. Kolder, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on February 12, 2014.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E., alleged that Kolder, Inc. (“Kolder”) sold vinyl/PVC beverage containers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate in the State of California without providing the requisite...