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.
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant The Uttermost Company (“Uttermost”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on October 2, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this enforcement action, Englander and Vinocur brought allegations against...
Citizen enforcer Whitney Leeman, Ph.D., and settling defendant E. Mishan & Sons, Inc. (“Mishan”) entered into a Settlement Agreement on September 30, 2013, which resolved Leeman’s allegations that Mishan sold exercise equipment with vinyl/PVC seats containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Cheyenne Industries, LLC (“Cheyenne”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on September 30, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this enforcement action, Englander and Vinocur filed claims against...
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Jonathan Louis International Ltd. (“Jonathan”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on September 30, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this enforcement action, Englander and Vinocur filed claims...
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Lexington Furniture Industries, Inc. (“Lexington”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on September 30, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this enforcement action, Englander and Vinocur filed claims...
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Summer Infant (USA), Inc. (“Summer”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on September 30, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this enforcement action, Englander and Vinocur filed claims against...
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Virco Manufacturing Corp (“Virco”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on September 30, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this enforcement action, Englander and Vinocur filed claims against thirteen...
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. (“Bassett”) were resolved on September 30, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Bassett sold padded upholstered ottomans and other furniture with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1...
The parties executed a Consent Judgment in Vinocur v. Diamond Baseball Company, Inc., on September 26, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations that the defendant Diamond Baseball Company, Inc. (“Diamond”) sold baseballs containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
The Settlement Agreement between citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party CVS Pharmacy, Inc. erroneously noticed as CVS Caremark Corporation, (“CVS”), was executed on September 25, 2013. This out-of-court agreement resolved Englander’s allegations that CVS sold vinyl/PVC automobile document holders containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Settling party Nordic Group of Companies, Ltd. (“Nordic”) and citizen enforcer Russell Brimer entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on September 20, 2013, resolving Brimer’s allegations that Nordic sold portfolio cases containing the phthalate chemicals di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and di-n-butyl phthalate (“DBP...
The Consent Judgment between citizen enforcer Peter Englander and defendant F&M Plastics, Inc. (“F&M”) was executed September 12, 2013. This agreement resolved Englander’s allegations that F&M sold hand tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and the heavy metal lead in the State of...
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Diono, LLC (“Diono”) were resolved on September 11, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Diono sold upholstered children’s car seats with foam padding containing tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) and...
In the enforcement action Englander v. Coastal Pet Products, Inc., the parties executed a Consent Judgment on September 10, 2013. The case resolved citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations that the defendant Coastal Pet Products, Inc. (“Coastal Pet”) sold hand tools with grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...
In the enforcement action Englander v. Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc., et al., the parties executed a Consent Judgment on September 6, 2013, which was reviewed by the Alameda County Superior Court and approved on November 5, 2013. The case resolved citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations that the defendant Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc. (“...
