Vinocur v. W.C. Redmon Co., Inc.

The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. W.C. Redmon Co., Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on February 2, 2017.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that W.C. Redmon Co., Inc. (“Redmon”) sold tent/shelter fabrics containing the flame retardant chemical tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (“TDCPP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.  

As part of the agreement, Redmon agreed not to sell any tent/shelter fabrics in California after the Alameda County Superior Court enters the Judgment, unless the fabrics contain no more than 25 parts per million of TDCPP, tris(2-cloroethyl)phosphate (“TCEP”), and/or tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate (“TDBPP”) when analyzed using state or federally approved testing methodologies.

The Consent Judgment required settlement payments of up to $32,500, divided therein between civil penalties, 75% of which are paid to California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and compensation to whistleblower Vinocur and her counsel for their successful enforcement of this matter in the public interest.