posted on October 3, 2014
Hooker Furniture has certified to Peter Englander and The Chanler Group that as per the terms of their Settlement Agreement, Hooker now manufactures or imports for distribution or sale in California only ottomans and other furniture that are virtually free of the flame retardant chemicals tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP). Hooker also opted to extend the breadth of their reformulation to include tris (2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate (... full text
posted on October 1, 2014
Clients Dr. Anthony Held, Dr. Whitney Leeman, Mark Moorberg, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served 19 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday to companies offering products such as hearing protection, dried seaweed, and tents for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen enforcers allege that the companies' products contain the phthalate DEHP, the heavy metals... full text
posted on September 26, 2014
TCG client Dr. Whitney Leeman has negotiated a settlement with Great Lakes Dart Mfg., Inc. regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Dr. Leeman alleged that Great Lakes sold vinyl/PVC game cases containing di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) without the requite health hazard warning. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm, and companies offering products for sale in California that contain DEHP must provide... full text
posted on September 24, 2014
Client Laurence Vinocur has filed a complaint against A.D. Sutton and Sons, Inc. alleging that the company violated Proposition 65 by selling backpacks with vinyl/PVC components to California customers without the requisite health hazard warning for exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP). DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm.
Vinocur seeks civil penalties, an injunction against selling the products without a health hazard... full text
posted on September 19, 2014
Client Russell Brimer has negotiated a settlement with Seasonal Specialties LLC in regards to LED lights and other string lights with PVC cables that allegedly contained di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm. Brimer alleged that Seasonal Specialties offered these products for sale without the requisite health hazard warning as required by California’s Proposition 65 law.
As part of the... full text
posted on September 17, 2014
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. has certified to TCG client Russell Brimer that it will distribute, offer for sale, or sell in California or to California customers only ottomans virtually free of the flame retardant chemicals tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TDCPP), tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP), and tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate (TDBPP). Hobby Lobby also certified to Brimer that it has notified its suppliers to provide the company with albums and storage bins that are virtually... full text
posted on September 12, 2014
Managing attorney Josh Voorhees will be speaking Monday at Proposition 65 Clearinghouse's annual Prop. 65 Conference, which is being held this year at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in downtown San Francisco. Environmentalists, researchers, representatives from California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and lawyers will meet to discuss Proposition 65 compliance, current and future legislation, and the science behind Proposition 65.
Mr. Voorhees will be on an... full text
posted on September 10, 2014
Peter Englander has negotiated a settlement with Home Meridian International, Inc. ("Home Meridian") regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Englander alleged that Home Meridian sold padded upholstered furniture containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) without the requisite health hazard warning. TDCPP is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and under Proposition 65 companies offering products for sale in California... full text
posted on September 8, 2014
After years of negotiation, Brimer has finally entered into a settlement agreement with Pro Performance Sports, LLC and The Sports Authority, which was approved by a judge from the San Francisco County Court on August 27, 2014.
Brimer alleged that Pro Performance and The Sports Authority sold flag football sets containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and lead in the State of California without providing the required health hazard warnings. DEHP and lead are known to the State of... full text
posted on September 5, 2014
FGX International has issued a recall of its children’s sunglasses because its surface paint contains lead in excess of federal law.
The sunglasses come in 20 styles of Disney, Marvel, and Sears/Kmart brand, in a variety of colors and with printed images of characters on the frames. They were sold at Bon Ton, CVS, K-Mart, Rite Aid, Walgreens, and other retail stores nationwide from December 2013 to March 2014. Consumers are advised to immediately take away the sunglasses from... full text
