Moorberg Reaches Settlement with ColArt Americas

Mark Moorberg has negotiated a settlement with ColArt Americas in regards to alleged violations of Proposition 65.  Moorberg had alleged that ColArt sold art cases containing 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 other reproductive harm, and companies offering products for sale in California that contain DEHP are required to provide consumers with a “clear and reasonable” warning of the risks of exposure.

In addition to paying civil penalties, ColArt has agreed to sell only art cases that have been reformulated to be free of DEHP.

For more details and to read the settlement itself, please see the case summary on our website: Moorberg v. ColArt Americas 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