Wozniak Files Suit Against Nordstrom for Lead in Drinking Glasses

Paul Wozniak has filed a complaint in Marin County Court against Nordstrom alleging violations of Proposition 65.  Wozniak alleges that Nordstrom sold drinking glasses with exterior designs that contain the heavy metal lead.  Lead is known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or other reproductive harm, and Proposition 65 requires companies offering products for sale that contain lead to provide consumers with a health hazard warning.

In addition to civil penalties, Wozniak seeks an injunction to prohibit Nordstrom from manufacturing, distributing, or offering the products for sale or use in California without first providing a “clear and reasonable” warning of the risk of exposure to lead.

Nordstrom, an upscale department store, is a publicly traded company with almost 300 stores nationwide.

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.