Moore and Dorman Products Reach Settlement Re: Lead and DEHP

John Moore has successfully negotiated a settlement with Dorman Products in regards to alleged violations of Proposition 65.  Moore alleged that Dorman sold hardware accessories and hand tools that contained the heavy metal lead and the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning.

Lead and DEHP are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and reproductive harm.  Under Proposition 65 law, companies offering products that contain lead and/or DEHP must provide consumers with a warning of the risks of exposure.

In addition to paying civil penalties, Dorman has agreed to sell in California only those hardware accessories and hand tools that have been reformulated to be virtually free of DEHP and lead.  Should Dorman accelerate their reformulation schedule and certify to Moore that all Dorman’s hardware accessories and hand tools are lead and phthalate-free, Moore has agreed to waive a portion of the civil penalty.

For more details and to read the settlement itself, see the case summary on our website: Moore v. Dorman Products, 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