Moore v. A.L.S. Industries, Inc.

On December 19, 2012, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. A.L.S. Industries, Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore's allegations that the defendant A.L.S. Industries, Inc. ("A.L.S.") sold cases for mobile electronic devices that contain 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, A.L.S. agreed not to sell any cases for mobile electronic devices in California after August 31, 2012, unless the cases contain less than .1% of DEHP in each accessible component when analyzed using state or federally approved testing methodologies. Due to A.L.S.'s commitment to comply by these heightened standards, Moore agreed to credit a portion of the civil fine that would otherwise be applied.

The Consent Judgment requires settlement payments of $71,000, divided therein between civil penalties, 75% of which are paid to California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and compensation to whistleblower Moore and his counsel for their successful enforcement of this matter in the public interest.