Wozniak v. Sport Chalet, LLC

The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. Sport Chalet, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on February 11, 2016.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that Sport Chalet, LLC (“Sport Chalet”) sold tongs with vinyl/PVC grips 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, Sport Chalet agreed not to sell any tongs with vinyl/PVC grips in California after the Alameda County Superior Court approves the Judgment, unless the tongs contain no more than 1,000 parts per million of DEHP when analyzed using state or federally approved testing methodologies or have Proposition 65 warnings provided.  Wozniak has agreed to waive a portion of the civil penalty should Sport Chalet provide Wozniak with certification that all tongs with vinyl/PVC grips sold in California qualify as reformulated by August 1, 2016.

The Consent Judgment required settlement payments of $32,000, divided therein between civil penalties, 75% of which are paid to California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and compensation to whistleblower Wozniak and his counsel for their successful enforcement of this matter in the public interest.