On July 18, 2016, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling party Mattel, Inc. (“Mattel”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Vinocur had alleged that Mattel sold vinyl/PVC headphone wraps containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
Citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg and settling party Tara Toy Corp. (“Tara Toy”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on June 26, 2015. Moorberg had alleged that Tara Toy sold children’s purses containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement, Tara Toy...