Brimer v. Glenoit LLC

On March 24, 2017, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling party Glenoit LLC (“Glenoit”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement.  Brimer had alleged that Glenoit sold vinyl/PVC napkin rings containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.

As part of the settlement, Glenoit agreed not to sell any vinyl/PVC napkin rings in California after March 24, 2017, unless the rings contain less than 1,000 parts per million of DEHP in each accessible component when analyzed using state or federally approved testing methodologies.

The Settlement Agreement requires settlement payments of $25,000, divided therein between civil penalties, 75% of which are paid to California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and compensation to citizen enforcer Brimer and his counsel for their successful enforcement of this matter in the public interest.