Moore v. Cryntel Enterprises Ltd., Inc., et al.

On June 17, 2011, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Cryntel Enterprises Ltd., Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore's allegations that the defendant Cryntel Enterprises Ltd., Inc. ("Cryntel") sold vinyl flooring in the State of California containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.

As part of the settlement, Cryntel agreed not to sell any vinyl flooring in California after December 15, 2011, unless each accessible component of the vinyl flooring contains less than .1% of DEHP when analyzed using state or federally approved testing methodologies. Due to Cryntel'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 $50,000, 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.