Hand Tools
May 11, 2018
On May 11, 2018, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party Mann & Bros, Inc. (“Mann & Bros”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that Mann & Bros sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Birth Defects, DEHP, Mann & Bros, Inc., Peter Englander, Phthalates, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips
April 26, 2018
On April 26, 2018, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Coast Cutlery, Co. (“Coast Cutlery”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that Coast Cutlery sold tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Coast Cutlery, Co., DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tool Grips, Whistleblower
March 19, 2018
On March 19, 2018, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party LEM Products Holding LLC (“LEM Products”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that LEM Products sold vinyl/PVC tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, John Moore, LEM Products Holding LLC, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips, Warnings, Whistleblower
February 26, 2018
On February 26, 2018, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party World and Main (Cranbury), LLC (“World and Main”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that World and Main sold vinyl/PVC hoses, electrical components and accessories, flashlights, hand tools, household hardware accessories, household plumbing accessories,...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Electrical Components and Accessories, Flashlights, Hand Tools, Household Hardware Accessories, household plumbing accessories, Out-of-Court Settlement, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tape Measures, Vinyl/PVC Hoses, Warnings, Whistleblower, World and Main (Cranbury), LLC
January 29, 2018
On January 29, 2018, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (“BB&B”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Wozniak had alleged that BB&B sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
December 21, 2017
On December 21, 2017, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party Mercer Tool Corp. (“Mercer”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that Mercer sold vinyl/PVC pouches containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Mercer Tool Corp., Out-of-Court Settlement, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Pouches, Warnings, Whistleblower
October 10, 2017
The parties involved in the case Englander v. Lyman Products Corporation executed a Consent Judgment on October 10, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that Lyman Products Corporation (“Lyman”) sold brass hammer pins containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings....
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Brass Hammer Pins, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Lead, Lyman Products Corporation, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
November 16, 2017
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. Emergency Essentials, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on November 16, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that Emergency Essentials, LLC (“Emergency Essentials”) sold flashlights with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Emergency Essentials, LLC, Flashlights with Vinyl/PVC Components, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
October 24, 2017
The parties involved in the case Held v. Kraft Tool Company executed a Consent Judgment on October 24, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Kraft Tool Company (“Kraft”) sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical diisononyl phthalates (“DINP”) in the State of California without...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DINP, Kraft Tool Company, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Warnings, Whistleblower
November 3, 2017
The parties involved in the case Englander v. The Orvis Company, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on November 3, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that The Orvis Company, Inc. (“Orvis”) sold tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, The Orvis Company, Inc., Tool Grips, Whistleblower
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