The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company executed a Consent Judgment on March 18, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company (“Houghton”) sold books with vinyl/PVC covers containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the...
The parties involved in the case Held v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on February 27, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. alleged that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (“JW&S”) sold books with vinyl/PVC covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State...
On January 30, 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 Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. (“Barron’s”). In this matter, Held alleged that Barron’s sold books with vinyl/PVC covers containing the phthalate...
On September 3, 2013, the parties involved in the enforcement action Brimer v. Cambridge University Press, et al., executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that the defendant Cambridge University Press (“Cambridge”) sold books with vinyl/PVC covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“...
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against settling party Thomas Nelson, Inc. (“Thomas Nelson”) were resolved on May 15, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. Brimer alleged that Thomas Nelson sold books with vinyl/PVC covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”)...
