Moorberg Settles With Southern Telecom Re: DEHP in Headphones

Mark Moorberg has negotiated a settlement with Southern Telecom regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65.  Moorberg alleged that Southern Telecom had sold headphones with vinyl/PVC ear cushions that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm.  Companies offering products for sale in California that contain such chemicals are required by Proposition 65 to provide consumers with a health hazard warning, which Moorberg alleged Southern Telecom did not provide.

In addition to paying civil penalties, Southern Telecom has agreed to sell only headphones that have been reformulated to be virtually free of DEHP.  For other details of the settlement, please see the case summary on our website: Moorberg v. Southern Telecom 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.