Since its inception, The Chanler Group and its clients have tirelessly researched and analyzed consumer products for the presence of detectable levels of heavy metals, phthalates, and other toxins. Over the last two decades, The Chanler Group’s clients, acting as citizen enforcers on behalf of California consumers, have filed hundreds of Proposition 65 notices, and pursued lengthy litigation in an effort to secure reformulation commitments for these products from their sellers and manufacturers. The Chanler Group’s clients continue to closely monitor these industries to ensure the health and safety of all California residents.
On October 11, 2011, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendant Tri-Coastal Design Group Inc. ("Tri-Coastal"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Tri-Coastal sold tote bags containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California...
On October 7, 2011, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. A.T. Cross Company, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant A.T. Cross Company ("A.T. Cross") sold books and journals containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
On October 7, 2011, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendant RVC Enterprises LLC ("RVC"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that RVC distributed and/or sold jackets containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without...
On October 5, 2011, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E., and settling defendant Base4 Group, Incorporated ("Base4 Group"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Base4 Group sold cosmetic cases/bags and bag charms containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the...
On October 4, 2011, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendant J.C.S. Apparel Group, Incorporated ("J.C.S."), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that J.C.S. sold jackets with belts containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of...
On October 4, 2011, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendant Samsung C&T America, Inc. ("Samsung"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Samsung sold belts containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without...
On October 4, 2011, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendants The Gap, Incorporated; Banana Republic, LLC; and Old Navy LLC (collectively "Gap"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Gap sold toiletry cases/bags, cosmetic cases/bags, and luggage tags containing the phthalate...
On September 22, 2011, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant I Apparel Group LLC ("I Apparel"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that I Apparel sold belts containing the phthalate chemicals di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP"), di-n-butyl phthalate ("DBP") and the heavy...
On September 20, 2011, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. ColArt Americas, Inc., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant ColArt Americas, Inc. ("ColArt"), sold cases for art supplies containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
On September 20, 2011, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. True Value Company and Chardon Corp., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendants True Value Company and Chardon Corp. ("True Value and Chardon") sold Proman Tool Flashlights containing the heavy metal lead in the State of...
On September 20, 2011, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant Turn On Products Inc. ("Turn On Products"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Turn On Products sold belts containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the health hazard warnings required by...
On September 19, 2011, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendants Sunless Incorporated and Mystic Tan, Inc. ("Sunless and Mystic") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Sunless and Mystic sold cosmetic cases containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP...
On September 15, 2011, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Proposition 65 Settlement and Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Giftcraft Inc., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant Giftcraft, Inc. ("Giftcraft") sold glass rain gauges containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the...
On September 15, 2011, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Kinokuniya Book Stores of America Company Ltd., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant Kinokuniya Book Stores of America Company Limited ("Kinokuniya") sold decorated glassware and ceramic mugs with paint containing...
On September 15, 2011, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Grendene USA, Inc. which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant Grendene USA, Inc. ("Grendene"), sold footwear containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP")in the State of California...
