On April 4, 2019, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling parties Poof-Alex Holdings, LLC and Panline USA, Inc. (wholly owned subsidiaries of Alex Brands, and collectively “Alex Brands”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Vinocur had alleged that Alex Brands sold vinyl pen pouches containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...
On April 4, 2019, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling party Spartina 449 LLC (“Spartina 449”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Vinocur had alleged that Spartina 449 sold vinyl journal covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
The parties involved in the case Moorberg v. Gartner Studios, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on April 20, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg alleged that Gartner Studios, Inc. (“Gartner”) sold vinyl/PVC notebook covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company executed a Consent Judgment on March 18, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company (“Houghton”) sold books with vinyl/PVC covers containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the...
The parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on March 9, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations that the settling party Consortium Books Sales & Distribution, L.L.C. (“Consortium”) sold books with vinyl/PVC covers that contain the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
The parties involved in the case Moorberg v. Peter Pauper Press, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on March 23, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg alleged that Peter Pauper Press, Inc. (“Peter Pauper”) sold books with vinyl/PVC covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
The parties involved in the case Held v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on February 27, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. alleged that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (“JW&S”) sold books with vinyl/PVC covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State...
On January 30, 2015, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E., made against settling party Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. (“Barron’s”). In this matter, Held alleged that Barron’s sold books with vinyl/PVC covers containing the phthalate...
The parties involved in the enforcement action Leeman v. American Greetings Corporation executed an agreement on February 6, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., alleged that the defendant American Greetings Corporation (“American Greetings”) sold greeting cards made with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
On October 25, 2010, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. The Zondervan Corp. L.L.C.; et al., which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore's allegations that the defendant, The Zondervan Corp. L.L.C. ("Zondervan"), sold zippered book covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State...
