Moore v. Tri-Coastal Design Group Inc.

Posted: 11/07/2016  browse the case archive

On November 7, 2016, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Tri-Coastal Design Group, Inc. (“Tri-Coastal”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement.  Moore had alleged that Tri-Coastal sold mugs with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.

As part of the settlement, Tri-Coastal agreed not to sell any mugs with exterior designs in California after January 2, 2016, unless the mugs contain less than 90 parts per million of DEHP in any accessible component when analyzed using state or federally approved testing methodologies.

The Settlement Agreement requires settlement payments of $56,700, divided therein between civil penalties, 75% of which are paid to California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and compensation to citizen enforcer Moore and his counsel for their successful enforcement of this matter in the public interest.  

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