Leeman v. Allsop, Inc.

Posted: 10/03/2016  browse the case archive

The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Allsop, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on October 3, 2016.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Allsop, Inc. (“Allsop”) sold earphone components 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 agreement, Allsop agreed not to sell any earphone components in California after the Santa Clara County Superior Court enters the Judgment, unless the earphone components contain no more than 1,000 parts per million of DEHP when analyzed using state or federally approved testing methodologies.

The Consent Judgment required settlement payments of up to $43,000, divided therein between civil penalties, 75% of which are paid to California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and compensation to whistleblower Leeman and her counsel for their successful enforcement of this matter in the public interest.   

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