Other Furniture
August 8, 2017
On August 8, 2017, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling party Iceberg Enterprises, LLC (“Iceberg”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Vinocur had alleged that Iceberg sold chairs with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Chairs with Vinyl/PVC Upholstery, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Iceberg Enterprises, LLC, Laurence Vinocur, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
March 14, 2017
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Fremont Group LLC executed a Consent Judgment on March 14, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Fremont Die Consumer Products, Inc. (“Fremont”) sold vinyl/PVC bar stool covers 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, Fremont Die Consumer Products, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Bar Stool Covers, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
February 24, 2017
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Plastic Development Group, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on February 24, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Plastic Development Group, LLC (“PDG”) sold chairs with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Chairs with Vinyl/PVC Upholstery, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Furniture, John Moore, Phthalates, Plastic Development Group, LLC, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
March 2, 2017
The parties involved in the case Brimer v. Comptree, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on March 2, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that Comptree, Inc. (“Comptee”) sold vinyl/PVC cables and stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Comptree, Inc., Consent Judgment, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery, Vinyl/PVC Cables, Whistleblower
January 13, 2017
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. Houston’s, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on January 13, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that Houston’s, Inc. (“Houston”) sold chairs with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and chairs with foam padding...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Chairs with Foam Padding, Chairs with Vinyl/PVC Upholstery, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Houston’s, Inc., Laurence Vinocur, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, TDCPP, Tris, Whistleblower
May 26, 2016
The parties involved in the case Held v. J.T. Posey Company executed a Consent Judgment on May 26, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held., Ph.D., P.E. alleged that J.T. Posey Company (“Posey”) sold vinyl/PVC lap cushions containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, J.T. Posey Company, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Lap Cushions, Warnings, Whistleblower
April 26, 2016
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., et al. executed a Consent Judgment on April 26, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. and Central Purchasing, LLC (“Defendants”) sold certain products containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Central Purchasing, LLC, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
February 1, 2016
On February 1, 2016, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party HDS Trading Corp. (“HDS”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that HDS sold stools with vinyl/PVC components 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, HDS Trading Corp., Out-of-Court Settlement, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Stools with Vinyl/PVC Components, vendor notification, Warnings, Whistleblower
December 11, 2015
On December 11, 2015, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg and settling party Alvin and Company, Inc. (“Alvin”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moorberg had alleged that Alvin sold stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Alvin and Company, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Civil penalties, DEHP, Mark Moorberg, Phthalates, Reformulation, Stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery, Warnings
July 1, 2015
Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party Whirlpool Corporation (“Whirlpool”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on July 1, 2015. Held had alleged that Whirlpool sold stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California without providing...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Held, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery, Whirlpool Corporation, Whistleblower
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