Hand Tools
March 28, 2016
On March 28, 2016, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party Great Neck Saw Manufacturers, Inc. and its associated corporate affiliates (collectively, “Great Neck”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Great Neck sold vinyl/PVC tape containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Great Neck Saw Manufacturers, Inc., Lead, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Tape, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
March 30, 2016
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. Dollar General Corporation, et al. executed a Consent Judgment on March 30, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that Dollar General Corporation and Dolgencorp, LLC (collectively, “Dollar General”) sold vinyl/PVC storage baskets and pencil pouches containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Dolgencorp LLC, Dollar General Corporation, Laurence Vinocur, Lead, metal tape measures with vinyl/PVC straps, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Pencil Pouches, Vinyl/PVC Storage Baskets, Whistleblower
March 3, 2016
On March 3, 2016, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party Waldom Electronics Corporation (“Waldom”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that Waldom sold vinyl/PVC tool pouches containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Tool Pouches, Waldom Electronics Corporation, Whistleblower
February 3, 2016
The parties involved in the case Moorberg v. Rexnord Corporation, et al. executed a Consent Judgment on February 3, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg alleged that Rexnord Corporation, RBS Global, Inc., and Zurn Industries, LLC, formerly known as Zurn Industries, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Mark Moorberg, Phthalates, Proposition 65, RBS Global, Inc., Reformulation, Rexnord Corporation, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Warnings, Whistleblower, Zurn Industries, LLC
November 23, 2015
On November 23, 2015, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling parties Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. and Ferguson Fire & Fabrication, Inc. (collectively, “Ferguson”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that Ferguson sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Civil penalties, DEHP, Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., Ferguson Fire & Fabrication, Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Reformulation, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Warnings
October 29, 2015
On October 29, 2015, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Bon Tool Company (“Bon Tool”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that Bon Tool sold vinyl/PVC tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Bon Tool Company, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Moore, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips, Warnings, Whistleblower
December 11, 2015
On December 11, 2015, citizen enforcer Whitney Leeman, Ph.D and settling party Acme United Corporation (“Acme”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Acme sold vinyl/PVC tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Acme United Corporation, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
December 10, 2015
The parties involved in the case Moorberg v. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., et al. executed a Consent Judgment on December 10, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg alleged that Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., The Black & Decker Corporation, and Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. (collectively, “Stanley”) sold vinyl/PVC tool pouches...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Phthalates, Reformulation, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., The Black & Decker Corporation, Vinyl/PVC Tool Pouches
October 15, 2015
The parties involved in the case Brimer v. Hornby America, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on October 15, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that Hornby America Inc. (“Hornby”) sold vinyl/PVC tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Hornby America Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips, Whistleblower
November 12, 2015
The parties involved in the case Moorberg v. Apex Tool Group, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on November 12, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg alleged that Apex Tool Group, LLC (“Apex”) sold vinyl/PVC coated cables and vinyl/PVC tool pouches containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Apex Tool Group, LLC, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Moorberg, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Coated Cables, Vinyl/PVC Tool Pouches, Whistleblower
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