Security
December 3, 2015
On December 3, 2015, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling party Revenue Creations LLC (“Revenue Creations”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Brimer had alleged that Revenue Creations sold vinyl/PVC-coated laptop security cables 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, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Revenue Creations LLC, Vinyl/PVC-Coated Laptop Security Cables, Whistleblower
November 12, 2015
The parties involved in the case Moorberg v. Apex Tool Group, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on November 12, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg alleged that Apex Tool Group, LLC (“Apex”) sold vinyl/PVC coated cables and vinyl/PVC tool pouches containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Apex Tool Group, LLC, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Moorberg, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Coated Cables, Vinyl/PVC Tool Pouches, Whistleblower
September 11, 2015
The parties involved in the case Moore v. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on September 11, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. and Work Area Protection Corporation (collectively, “Settling Defedants”) sold vinyl/PVC cones containing the phthalate...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Moore, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Cones, Whistleblower
May 27, 2015
Citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Belkin International, Inc. (“Belkin”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on May 27, 2015. Held had alleged that Belkin sold vinyl/PVC coated cables used with security locks containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Ball Bags with Vinyl/PVC Components, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Whistleblower
December 31, 2014
On December 31, 2014, 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 Stack-On Products Co. (“Stack-On”). In this matter, Held alleged that Stack-On sold vinyl/PVC cables used to secure cases containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Stack-On Products Co., Vinyl/PVC Cables Used to Secure Cases, Whistleblower
April 29, 2011
On April 29, 2011, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Hopkins Manufacturing Corp; et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendants Hopkins Manufacturing Corp. ("Hopkins") and Carrand Companies, Inc. ("Carrand") sold padlocks containing the heavy metal lead in the State of...
Carrand Companies, Furniture, Home Decorative and Household Products, Hopkins Manufacturing Corp., Household Products, Lead, Proposition 65, Russell Brimer
July 29, 2013
The Consent Judgment that was executed on July 29, 2013 resolved whistleblower Peter Englander’s allegations against the defendant Ingersoll-Rand Company (“Ingersoll-Rand”). The enforcement action Englander v. Ingersoll-Rand Company resolved Englander’s assertions that Ingersoll-Rand sold vinyl coated steel cables containing the phthalate chemical...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Ingersoll-Rand Company, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Vinyl Coated Steel Cables, Whistleblower
March 19, 2013
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against settling party Kent International, Inc. (“Kent”) were resolved on March 19, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. Brimer alleged that Kent sold vinyl/PVC coated padlocks and locking cables containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”)...
Children, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Kent International, Inc., locking cables, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Supplier Certification, vinyl/PVC coated padlocks, Whistleblower
March 27, 2013
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer had his allegations against the defendant John D. Brush & Co., Inc. dba the Sentry Group (“Sentry”) resolved when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on March 27, 2013. In the case Brimer v. John D. Brush & Co., Inc., Brimer alleged that Sentry sold portable safes with vinyl/PVC cables containing the phthalate...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, John D. Brush & Co., Inc. dba the Sentry Group, Portable Safes with Vinyl/PVC Cables, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Sentry Group, Whistleblower
May 15, 2013
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against the settling party United Technologies Corporation by and on behalf of its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc. (“UTC”) were resolved on May 15, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. Brimer alleged that UTC sold portable...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Locks, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, United Technologies Corporation, UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc., Whistleblower
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