Brimer Files Complaint Against Lowe’s Companies Re: Electrical Tape

Posted: 09/14/2015  browse the blog archive
Brimer Files Complaint Against Lowe’s Companies Re: Electrical Tape

Russell Brimer has filed a lawsuit against Lowe’s Companies in Alameda County Superior Court alleging violations of Proposition 65.  Brimer alleges that Lowe’s sold electrical tape containing the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warnings.  DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm.  Companies offering products for sale that contain DEHP must provide consumers with a “clear and reasonable” warning of the risks of exposure.

In addition to civil penalties, Brimer seeks an injunction to prevent Lowe’s from selling electrical tape that contains DEHP without a Proposition 65 warning.

The Chanler Group represents citizen enforcers who, acting in the public interest, commence actions against businesses offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm without first providing the health hazard warning required by Proposition 65. Citizen enforcers bringing Proposition 65 actions in the public interest may obtain a Court Judgment imposing civil penalties, an injunction requiring reformulation of products, and/or provision of health hazard warnings

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