Prop 65 / Environment
November 12, 2014
Laurence Vinocur has negotiated a settlement with KidCo, Inc. in regards to children’s travel beds with fabric containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloropropyl) phosphate (TDCPP). TDCPP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and companies offering products for sale that contain TDCPP must provide consumers with a “clear and...
Cancer, Children's Furniture, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, settlements, TDCPP
November 7, 2014
Peter Englander has negotiated a settlement agreement with COA, Inc. in regards to alleged violations of Proposition 65. Englander alleged that COA sold upholstered furniture with foam padding containing the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) and stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate...
Citizen Enforcer, COA, Inc., DEHP, Flame retardants, Furniture, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, settlements, TCEP, TDCPP
September 8, 2014
After years of negotiation, Brimer has finally entered into a settlement agreement with Pro Performance Sports, LLC and The Sports Authority, which was approved by a judge from the San Francisco County Court on August 27, 2014.
Brimer alleged that Pro Performance and The Sports Authority sold flag football sets containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and lead in the State...
Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Lead, Pro Performance Sports, LLC, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, settlements, The Sports Authority, Inc.
September 10, 2014
Peter Englander has negotiated a settlement with Home Meridian International, Inc. ("Home Meridian") regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Englander alleged that Home Meridian sold padded upholstered furniture containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) without the requisite health hazard warning. TDCPP is known...
Citizen Enforcer, Furniture, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning, settlements
September 17, 2014
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. has certified to TCG client Russell Brimer that it will distribute, offer for sale, or sell in California or to California customers only ottomans virtually free of the flame retardant chemicals tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TDCPP), tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP), and tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate (TDBPP). Hobby Lobby also...
BBP, Citizen Enforcer, Compliance Certification, DBP, DEHP, Flame retardants, Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TCEP, TDCPP
September 19, 2014
Client Russell Brimer has negotiated a settlement with Seasonal Specialties LLC in regards to LED lights and other string lights with PVC cables that allegedly contained di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm. Brimer alleged that Seasonal Specialties offered these products for sale...
October 3, 2014
Hooker Furniture has certified to Peter Englander and The Chanler Group that as per the terms of their Settlement Agreement, Hooker now manufactures or imports for distribution or sale in California only ottomans and other furniture that are virtually free of the flame retardant chemicals tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP)....
Cancer, Flame retardants, Hooker Furniture Corporation, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Reformulation Incentive, TCEP, TDBPP, TDCPP
October 8, 2014
Citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak has entered into a settlement agreement with Hancock Fabrics in regards to allegations that Hancock sold jars with exterior decorations containing the heavy metal lead and storage baskets containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) without the requisite health hazard warnings. Lead and DEHP are known to the State of...
Birth Defects, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Hancock Fabrics, Inc., Lead, Other Reproductive Harm, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning, settlements
October 24, 2014
TCG client Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E., has negotiated a settlement with Kinco, LLC dba Kinco International in regards to vinyl/PVC gloves containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) that were allegedly sold in California without the requisite health hazard warnings. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm, and...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects, DEHP, Kinco, LLC, Other Reproductive Harm, Proposition 65, settlements
November 3, 2014
Client Paul Wozniak has negotiated a settlement with Eze-Lap Diamond Products in regards to allegations that the company sold diamond sharpeners in California that contained the toxic heavy metal lead. Proposition 65 requires companies selling products in California that contain lead to provide consumers with a health hazard warning stating that the product may expose...
Birth Defects, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Eze-Lap Diamond Products, Inc., Lead, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Reproductive Harm
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