Moore v. Sentry Industries, Inc., et al.

On July 6, 2012, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Sentry Industries, Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore's allegations that the defendant Sentry Industries, Inc. ("Sentry"), sold watches containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") and cases for CDs/DVDs containing DEHP and the phthalate chemical di-n-butyl phthalate ("DBP") in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.

As part of the settlement, Sentry agreed not to sell any watches or cases for CDs/DVDs in California after April 27, 2012, unless the watches and cases contain no more than 1,000 parts per million (0.1%) of DEHP and DBP when analyzed using state or federally approved testing methodologies or have Proposition 65 warnings provided. Moore agreed to credit Sentry with a portion of the civil penalty due to Sentry's commitment to comply with these heightened standards.

The Consent Judgment requires settlement payments of $70,000, 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.