Arsenic

March 26, 2014
TCG clients Russell Brimer, Dr. Anthony Held, Dr. Whitney Leeman, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served over 30 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation today, to companies offering products such as hand tools, sunscreen, and bags for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning....
February 25, 2014
A study published this month in The Lancet Neurology and reported by Forbes identified eleven chemicals strongly related to brain development disorders in children such as reduced attention span, delayed development, and learning disabilities.  Despite the fact that some of these chemicals are banned, they are present in our everyday lives and may contribute to a rise in...
October 2, 2012
The Chanler Group’s groundbreaking case against fifteen manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of Halloween products for children and adults was resolved on October 2, 2012, when the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Forum Novelties, Inc. et al.  The Halloween Group enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph....
Costumes
October 2, 2002
The Chanler Group’s groundbreaking case against fifteen manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of Halloween products for children and adults was resolved on October 2, 2012, when the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Forum Novelties, Inc. et al.  The Halloween Group enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph....
Costumes, Toys & Games
December 21, 2002
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's suit against Wahl Clipper Corporation concluded on December 21, 2002, when a Consent Judgment was executed in DiPirro v. Wahl Clipper Corporation, resolving DiPirro's allegations that Wahl Clipper sold power tools whose customary use and application are likely to produce fumes, gases or dust containing lead, crystalline silica,...
Power Tools
November 9, 2001
In DiPirro v. Wagner Spray Tech Corporation, et al., the parties executed a Consent Judgment on November 9, 2001, which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Wagner Spray Tech Corporation ("Wagner") sold power drills whose customary use produces dust containing the heavy metals lead, crystalline silica, arsenic, and chromium,...
Power Tools
Arsenic, Chromium, Lead, Silica