Whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party The ERGO Baby Carrier, Inc. (“ErgoBaby”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 5, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that ErgoBaby sold upholstered bassinets containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) in the State of...
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Summer Infant (USA), Inc. (“Summer”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on September 30, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this enforcement action, Englander and Vinocur filed claims against thirteen...
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Recaro Child Safety, LLC (“Recaro”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on October 2, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this enforcement action, Englander and Vinocur brought allegations against thirteen...
On September 17, 2008, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Sara Max Apparel Group, Inc., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant Sara Max Apparel Group, Inc. ("Sara Max") sold certain child care articles containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP...
Whistleblower Laurence Vinocur resolved his allegations against the defendant The Boppy Company, LLC (“Boppy”) in the case Vinocur v. The Boppy Company, LLC when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on January 14, 2014. In this enforcement action, Vinocur alleged that Boppy sold foam pregnancy cushions containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-...
On April 24, 2009, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Toys "R" Us, Inc.; et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendants Save Mart Supermarkets ("Save Mart") and Food Maxx ("Food Maxx") sold infant's and children's items containing the phthalate...
On August 6, 2008, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Regent Baby Products Corporation, which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant Regent Baby Products Corporation ("Regent") sold children's toys and childcare items containing the phthalate chemicals di(2-ethylhexyl)...
Whistleblower Laurence Vinocur and settling party Artsana USA, Inc. (“Artsana”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on January 23, 2014, which resolved Vinocur’s allegations that Artsana sold upholstered infant carriers containing the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate...
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Restoration Hardware, Inc. (“Restoration Hardware”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on October 7, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander and Vinocur filed claims against thirteen...
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against settling parties IKEA Holding US, Inc. and IKEA North America Services, LLC (collectively “IKEA”) were resolved on September 3, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that IKEA sold changing pads with polyurethane foam containing...
