Leeman Negotiates Settlement with PlanAhead Re: Organizer Covers

Dr. Whitney Leeman has negotiated a successful settlement with PlanAhead regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65.  Leeman alleged that PlanAhead sold organizers with vinyl/PVC covers that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning.  DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm, and companies offering products for sale that contain DEHP must include a Proposition 65 warning.

In addition to paying civil penalties, PlanAhead agreed to sell only organizers with covers that are not only free of DEHP, but also the phthalate chemicals DBP and BBP, which are also chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or other reproductive harm.  Should PlanAhead provide certification to Leeman that all its organizers meet these reformulation standards, Leeman agreed to waive a portion of the civil fine.

For more details and to read the settlement itself, please see the case summary on our website: Leeman v. PlanAhead, LLC

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.