In the enforcement action Englander v. Acme Furniture Industry, Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant COA, Inc. (“COA”) were resolved on October 24, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that COA sold upholstered furniture including ottomans and stools with foam...
Whistleblowers John Moore and Mark Moorberg and settling party Rhode Island Textile Company (“Rhode Island”) entered into a Modified Settlement Agreement on October 24, 2014, which modified the original December 2012 Agreement. The Modified Agreement resolved the plaintiffs’ allegations that Rhode Island sold shoe horns and tie-out cables containing the...
On December 31, 2012, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling defendant Rhode Island Textile Company, et al. ("Rhode Island") entered into a Settlement Agreement, which resolved Moore's allegations that Rhode Island sold shoe horns and tie-out cables containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") and leather laces containing the...
Citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party The Music Link Corporation (“Music Link”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on October 21, 2014, which resolved Wozniak’s allegations that Music Link sold both drum stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and heavy metal...
The parties involved in the enforcement action Held v. Kindler, Inc., et al. executed an agreement on October 21, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E., alleged that the defendant Kinco, LLC dba Kinco International (“Kinco”) sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in...
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Trademark Games, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on October 14, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Dr. Whitney Leeman alleged that Trademark Games, Inc. (“Trademark Games”) sold stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
