posted on May 22, 2015
Anthony Held, Whitney Leeman, John Moore, and Laurence Vinocur collectively issued 20 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 yesterday, to companies offering products such as hand tools, spoon rests, and gloves for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning. These citizen enforcers allege that the companies’ products contain the phthalate chemicals DINP and DEHP and/or... full text
posted on May 18, 2015
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... full text
posted on May 15, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has negotiated a settlement with Dynarex Corporation regarding alleged Proposition 65 violations. Held alleged that Dynarex’s vinyl/PVC gloves contained DINP, a phthalate chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and that Dynarex failed to provide consumers with the requisite a health hazard warning.
In addition to civil penalties, Dynarex has agreed to sell only gloves reformulated to be virtually free of DINP. For more details of the... full text
posted on May 13, 2015
Bisphenol A (BPA) has been declared a female reproductive toxicant and added to a list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or reproductive harm, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced earlier this week.
Under Proposition 65, companies offering products for sale that contain such chemicals must provide consumers with a “clear and reasonable” warning of the risks of exposure. Companies... full text
posted on May 8, 2015
Baby’s Dream has initiated a recall of its full-size cribs, furniture, and accessories sold in a vintage gray paint finish that was found to exceed federal lead limits. The recall includes furniture in the Brie, Braxton, Heritage, Everything Nice, and Legendary collections that were manufactured in Chile between March 2014 and March 2015. The furniture was sold at specialty stores nationwide and from the Baby’s Dream website from March 2014 to March 2015.
Consumers who... full text
posted on May 4, 2015
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... full text
posted on May 1, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held and Paul Wozniak served 12 additional 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation earlier this week to companies offering products such as nylon cooking utensils, bags, and bicycle locks for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen enforcers allege that the companies' products contain the phthalate chemical DEHP, which is known to the State of California... full text
posted on April 27, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held and Paul Wozniak served 22 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation on Friday to companies offering vinyl/PVC gloves and vinyl/PVC exercise mats for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen enforcers allege that the companies' products contain the phthalate chemical DINP, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. Some of the... full text
posted on April 24, 2015
Our client Laurence Vinocur has successfully negotiated a settlement with Wells Lamont regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Proposition 65 requires companies offering products for sale in California to provide consumers with a health hazard warning if the product contains a chemical known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm. Vinocur alleged that Wells did not provide such warnings with their gloves that allegedly contained the phthalate chemical DEHP,... full text
posted on April 22, 2015
Dr. Whitney Leeman has negotiated a settlement with Stillwater Designs and Audio, Inc. concerning alleged violations of Proposition 65. Proposition 65 requires companies offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm to provide consumers with a health hazard warning. Leeman alleged that Stillwater sold keychains containing the phthalate chemical DEHP, which is known to the State to cause birth... full text
