Dr. Leeman Files Complaint Against JS Products

Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D has filed a complaint against JS Products alleging that the company offered for sale in California tools with vinyl/PVC grips that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning.  DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or reproductive harm, and companies offering products for sale that contain DEHP are required to provide consumers with a “clear and reasonable” warning.

In addition to an injunction to prohibit JS Products from manufacturing, distributing, or offering tools with vinyl/PVC grips for sale or use in California, Dr. Leeman also seeks civil penalties and other relief as the court deems just and proper.

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. The Chanler Group has represented citizen enforcers of Proposition 65 for more than twenty years.