American Greetings Corporation

February 6, 2014
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-...
DEHP
February 26, 2014
Dr. Whitney Leeman, a client of The Chanler Group, obtained an agreement earlier this month to ensure that greeting cards sold by American Greetings will be free of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), a toxic phthalate chemical known to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm.  Leeman alleged that American Greetings violated Proposition 65 by selling cards made with...
February 2, 2006
Whistleblower Russell Brimer's allegations against the defendants Carlton Cards Retail, Inc., ("CCR") and American Greetings Corporation ("AGC") were resolved on February 2, 2006, when the Honorable Henry E. Needham, Jr. entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Drug Emporium, Inc.; et al. In this enforcement action, Brimer alleged that CCR and AGC sold...
Cadmium, Lead