Misc Household Items
June 1, 2016
On June 1, 2016, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg and settling party Misty Mate, Inc. (“Misty Mate”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moorberg had alleged that Misty Mate sold personal coolers with vinyl/PVC hoses 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, DEHP, Mark Moorberg, Misty Mate, Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Personal Coolers with Vinyl/PVC Hoses, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
September 27, 2016
On September 27, 2016, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling party Bigmouth Inc. (“Bigmouth”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Vinocur had alleged that Bigmouth sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips and vinyl/PVC erasers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and mugs with exterior designs...
and mugs with exterior designs, Bigmouth Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Laurence Vinocur, Lead, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips, vinyl/PVC erasers, Warnings, Whistleblower
September 6, 2016
The parties involved in the case Englander v. General Foam Plastic Corp., et al. executed a Consent Judgment on September 6, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that General Foam Plastics Corp. and Beckett Corporation (“Defendants”) sold vinyl/PVC tubing containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Beckett Corporation, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, General Foam Plastics Corp., Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Tubing, Warnings, Whistleblower
June 27, 2016
On June 27, 2016, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party Horizon Global Corporation (“Horizon Global”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Horizon Global sold dust pans with vinyl/PVC 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, dust pans with vinyl/PVC grips, Horizon Global Corporation, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
May 23, 2016
On May 23, 2016, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party Vanco International, LLC (“Vanco”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Vanco sold vinyl/PVC power cords 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, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vanco International, LLC, Vinyl/PVC Power Cords, Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
March 29, 2016
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Disston Company executed a Consent Judgment on March 29, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Disston Company (“Disston”) sold vinyl/PVC extension cords containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Disston Company, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Extension Cords, Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
March 22, 2016
On March 22, 2016, the parties involved in the case Moorberg v. Home Essentials & Beyond, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg alleged that Home Essentials & Beyond, Inc. (“Home Essentials”) sold magnifying glasses with vinyl/PVC handles containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Home Essentials & Beyond, Inc., magnifying glasses with vinyl/PVC handles, Mark Moorberg, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
March 2, 2016
On March 2, 2016, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party Home Products International, Inc. and Home Products International – North America, Inc. (collectively, “Home Products”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Home Products sold vinyl/PVC hoses containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Home Products International – North America, Inc., Home Products International, Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Hoses, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
December 17, 2015
The parties involved in the case Englander v. Lifetime Brands, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on December 17, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that Lifetime Brands, Inc. (“Lifetime”) sold products with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Lifetime Brands, Inc., Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
December 14, 2015
The parties involved in the case Moorberg v. Jobar International, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on December 14, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg alleged that Jobar International, Inc. (collectively, “Jobar”) sold vinyl/PVC back stretchers and vinyl/PVC toilet seat cushions containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Jobar International, Inc., Mark Moorberg, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Back Stretchers, Vinyl/PVC Toilet Seat Cushions, Whistleblower
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