Wozniak and Nordstrom Reach Settlement Agreement

Paul Wozniak has negotiated a settlement with popular department store chain Nordstrom in regards to alleged violations of Proposition 65.  Wozniak had alleged that Nordstrom sold drinking glasses with exterior designs that contained the heavy metal lead, known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and other reproductive harm, without the requisite health hazard warning.

Besides paying civil penalties, Nordstrom has also agreed to provide Proposition 65 warnings on any glasses it sells that contain lead.  Should Nordstrom provide Wozniak with certification by January 31, 2016 that all drinking glasses with exterior designs sold by Nordstrom in California are lead-free, Wozniak has agreed to waive a portion of the fine.

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