Vinocur Files Complaint Against Ross Acquisition Re: Lead on Mugs

Laurence Vinocur has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court against Ross Acquisition Co. alleging Proposition 65 violations regarding the presence of lead found on mugs with exterior designs sold in the State of California.  Lead is a chemical known to the State to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or reproductive harm, and under Proposition 65 law companies offering products for sale that contain lead must provide consumers with a warning of the risk of exposure.  Vinocur alleges that Ross did not provide such health hazard warnings.

In addition to civil penalties, Vinocur seeks an injunction to prevent Ross from manufacturing, importing, distributing, selling, and/or offering mugs with exterior decorations for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning.

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.