Vinocur Negotiates Settlement with Ross Acquisition Re: Lead on Mugs

Vinocur has successfully negotiated a settlement with Ross Acquisition regarding alleged Proposition 65 violations.  Earlier this year, Vinocur filed a complaint against Ross alleging that Ross sold mugs with exterior decorations containing the heavy metal lead, without the requisite health hazard warning.  Lead is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and reproductive harm.

In addition to paying $100,000 in civil penalties, Ross has agreed to reformulate its products to be virtually free of lead.  For more details, please see the settlement and case summary on our website: Vinocur v. Ross Acquisition Co.

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.