Leeman Settles With Great Lakes Dart Mfg. Re: Game Cases

TCG client Dr. Whitney Leeman has negotiated a settlement with Great Lakes Dart Mfg., Inc. regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65.  Dr. Leeman alleged that Great Lakes sold vinyl/PVC game cases containing di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) without the requite health hazard warning.  DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm, and companies offering products for sale in California that contain DEHP must provide consumers with a “clear and reasonable” warning.

As part of the settlement, Great Lakes has agreed to pay $7,500 in civil penalties and sell only reformulated vinyl/PVC game cases in California that are virtually free of DEHP.  Leeman has agreed to waive part of the civil penalties should Great Lakes accelerate reformulation and certify that their products are reformulated by July 15, 2015.

For more information, please see the case summary on our website: Leeman v. Great Lakes Dart Mfg., Inc.

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.