Moorberg Files Complaint Against Asus, Alleging DEHP in Headsets

Our client Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint against ASUS Computer International alleging that the company violated Proposition 65 by selling headsets with vinyl/PVC components that contain 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 other reproductive harm, and companies offering products for sale that contain such chemicals must warn consumers of the risk of exposure.

Moorberg seeks, in addition to civil penalties, an injunction to prohibit ASUS from selling headsets with vinyl/PVC components in California without a warning, as well as such other and further relief as the Santa Clara County 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.