Moore v. Techtronic Industries North America, Inc.

The parties involved in the case Moore v. Techtronic Industries North America, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on November 30, 2015.  In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Techtronic Industries North America, Inc. (“Techtronic”) sold gloves with vinyl/PVC 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, Techtronic agreed not to sell any gloves with vinyl/PVC components in California after the Alameda County Superior Court enters the Judgment, unless the gloves contain no more than 1,000 parts per million of DEHP in any accessible component when analyzed using state or federally approved testing methodologies or have Proposition 65 warnings provided.  Moore has agreed to waive a portion of the civil penalty should Techtronic provide Moore with certification that all gloves with vinyl/PVC components sold in California qualify as reformulated by May 15, 2016.

The Consent Judgment required 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.