Prop 65 / Environment

January 30, 2015
Laurence Vinocur has negotiated a settlement with Intel Corporation regarding allegations that the company offered for sale earphones with cords containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) without the requisite health hazard warning.  DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or reproductive harm and under Proposition 65...
January 26, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has negotiated a settlement with Dunn-Edwards Corporation to settle allegations that the company sold hand tools with grips that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP, without the requisite health hazard warning.  DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or reproductive harm, and Proposition 65 law requires companies...
January 23, 2015
Our clients Dr. Anthony Held, Dr. Whitney Leeman, and Paul Wozniak served over 20 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation today to companies offering products such as PVC/vinyl gloves, nylon cooking utensils, and hand tools in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Held...
January 21, 2015
Our client Dr. Anthony Held has come to a settlement agreement with Trends International regarding allegations that the company sold planners with vinyl covers that contained the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) without the requisite health hazard warning.  DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or reproductive...
January 12, 2015
Our client Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint against ASUS Computer International alleging that the company violated Proposition 65 by selling headsets with vinyl/PVC components that contain the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning.  DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm, and...
January 9, 2015
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge has ruled to allow California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to designate Bisphenol A (BPA) as a chemical known to the State of California to cause reproductive harm under Proposition 65, Prop65 Clearinghouse reported.  The decision is likely to be appealed by the American Chemistry Council (ACC)....
January 5, 2015
Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D has filed a complaint against JS Products alleging that the company offered for sale in California tools with vinyl/PVC grips that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning.  DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or reproductive harm, and companies offering products...
December 19, 2014
Dr. Anthony Held has negotiated a settlement with Red Steer Glove Company in connection to allegations that the company sold gloves containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) without the requisite health hazard information.  DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm, and under Proposition...
December 31, 2014
Green Crystal Aromas has certified to our client Paul Wozniak that their glass containers for reed diffusers with exterior designs manufactured in or distributed for sale to California are virtually free of the heavy metal lead.  As per the settlement agreement, Wozniak has agreed to waive a portion of the civil penalty. Earlier this year, Wozniak negotiated a settlement...
December 26, 2014
Paul Wozniak has negotiated a settlement with Homestead International Group and GBG USA (collectively known as "Homestead") regarding allegations that the companies violated Proposition 65 by offering for sale glass jars with exterior decorations containing lead, without the required health hazard warning.  Lead is a chemical known to the State of California to...