Leeman v. Murray Corporation

Posted: 05/18/2016  browse the case archive

The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Murray Corporation executed a Consent Judgment on May 18, 2016.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Murray Corporation (“Murray”) sold vinyl/PVC tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”), di-n-butyl phthalate (“DBP”), and diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.  

As part of the agreement, Murray agreed not to sell any vinyl/PVC tool grips in California after the Alameda County Superior Court enters the Judgment, unless the grips contain no more than 1,000 parts per million of DEHP, DBP, and/or DINP when analyzed using state or federally approved testing methodologies.

The Consent Judgment required settlement payments of $56,000, 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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