Citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Ready America, Inc. (“Ready America”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on March 12, 2015. Moore had alleged that Ready America sold backpacks with vinyl/PVC handles containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
On January 21, 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 Picnic at Ascot, Inc. (“Picnic at Ascot”). In this matter, Held alleged that Picnic at Ascot sold backpacks with vinyl/PVC handles containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
