Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling party Supervalu Inc. (“Supervalu”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on October 14, 2013, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Supervalu sold vinyl/PVC hand tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and heavy metal lead in the State of...
In the enforcement action Englander v. Hangzhou GreatStar Tool Co., Ltd., the parties executed a Consent Judgment on June 13, 2013. The case resolved citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations that the defendant Hangzhou GreatStar Tool Co., Ltd. (“GreatStar Tool”) sold tools with vinyl grips and stools with vinyl seats containing the phthalate...
Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling party Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company (“Faultless”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on August 6, 2013, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Faultless sold hand tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
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...
In the enforcement action Englander v. Weems Industries, Inc., the parties executed a Consent Judgment on February 12, 2013. The case resolved citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations that the defendant Weems Industries, Inc. d/ba/ Legacy Company (“Legacy”) sold grease guns with hand grips containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California...
In the enforcement action Englander v. Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing Co., the parties executed a Consent Judgment on June 28, 2013. The case resolved citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations that the defendant Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing Co. (“V&B”) sold hammers with grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)...
Whistleblower John Moore resolved his allegations against the defendant Greenlee Textron Inc. (“Greenlee”) in the enforcement action Moore v. Textron Inc.; Greenlee Textron Inc., when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on January 15, 2013. Moore alleged that Greenlee sold hand tools with grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate...
The Honorable Mark H. Pierce of the Santa Clara County Superior Court granted the parties’ motion to approve the Consent Judgment in the case Brimer et al. v. 3M Company, et al., on October 23, 2012. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcers Russell Brimer, John Moore, and Peter Englander’s allegations that sixteen defendants, including Boston...
Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling party Superior Tool Corporation (“Superior Tool”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on April 17, 2013, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Superior Tool sold hand tools with grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations against the defendant Orgill, Inc. (“Orgill”) were resolved on April 22, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Orgill, Inc. In this enforcement action, which will be reviewed by the Alameda County Superior Court, Moore alleged that Orgill sold tools with grips and PVC/vinyl rainwear...
