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December 1, 2017
On December 1, 2017, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party Oatey Co. (“Oatey”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that Oatey sold vinyl/PVC tubing containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Oatey Co., Out-of-Court Settlement, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Tubing, Warnings, Whistleblower
October 25, 2017
On October 25, 2017, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling party Cantech Industries, Inc. (“Cantech”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Vinocur had alleged that Cantech sold vinyl/PVC electrical tape containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cantech Industries, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Laurence Vinocur, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Electrical Tape, Warnings, Whistleblower
July 20, 2017
On July 20, 2017, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party The C.H. Hanson Company (“CH Hanson”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Wozniak had alleged that CH Hanson sold vinyl/PVC tape containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, The C.H. Hanson Company, Vinyl/PVC Tape, Warnings, Whistleblower
July 20, 2017
On July 20, 2017, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party Kole Imports (“Kole”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Wozniak had alleged that Kole sold vinyl/PVC electrical tape and game cases 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, Game Cases, Kole Imports, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Electrical Tape, Warnings, Whistleblower, Wozniak
June 27, 2017
On June 27, 2017, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party The Keeney Manufacturing Company (“Keeney”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that Keeney sold tubes containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement,...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Lead, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, The Keeney Manufacturing Company, Tubes, Warnings, Whistleblower
June 25, 2017
On June 25, 2017, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Bond Manufacturing Co., Inc. (“Bond”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that Bond sold vinyl/PVC tape 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, Bond Manufacturing Co., Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Tape, Warnings, Whistleblower
May 3, 2017
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Green Leaf, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on May 3, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Green Leaf, Inc. (“Green Leaf”) sold vinyl/PVC ball valve grips and vinyl/PVC wires containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Green Leaf, Inc., John Moore, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Ball Valve Grips, Vinyl/PVC Wires, Whistleblower
April 25, 2017
On April 25, 2017, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Oatey Co. (“Oatey”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that Oatey sold pipewrap tape containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, John Moore, Oatey Co., Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Pipewrap Tape, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
March 24, 2017
On March 24, 2017, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party NIBCO INC. (“NIBCO”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that NIBCO sold vinyl/PVC ball valves with hand 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, Nibco Inc., Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, vinyl/PVC ball valves with hand grips, Whistleblower
February 23, 2017
On February 23, 2017, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Standard Motor Products, Inc. (“Standard”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that Standard sold vinyl/PVC electrical tape and vinyl/PVC tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, John Moore, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Standard Motor Products, Inc., Vinyl/PVC Electrical Tape, Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips, Whistleblower
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