California Proposition 65

June 15, 2016
John Moore has issued 19 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as mugs, drain valves, and glassware in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning.  Moore alleges that the companies’ products contain the phthalate chemical...
April 14, 1993
As You Sow filed a lawsuit accusing 14 major cosmetic companies of failing to warn consumers that their nail polish contains potentially unsafe levels of a toxic chemical that causes birth defects. As You Sow seeks to force these companies to place warnings on their products identifying use of toluene, which listed as toxic under California's Proposition 65. "This...
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January 20, 2015
The parties involved in the case Moorberg v. Olympic Mountain and Marine Products, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on January 20, 2015.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg alleged that Olympic Mountain and Marine Products, Inc. (“Olympic”) sold decorative glass containers for bath products, including bath salts, soaps, and lotions, with exterior...
Lead
June 5, 2014
Anthony Held, Paul Wozniak, and Whitney Leeman--clients of The Chanler Group--served seventeen new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday.  The notices were served to companies offering products such as sunscreen, walkers, jewelry, and accessories for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required...
October 26, 2010
On October 26, 2010, StyleMark, Inc. dba Riviera Trading ("StyleMark") executed a stipulation for Entry of Judgment whereby it elected to participate in a consolidated Consent Judgment to address the plaintiff Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that StyleMark sold products in the State of California containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)...
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DEHP
February 4, 2014
Excerpted from full article at San Francisco Chronicle: Deluxe Corp., which manufactures checkbook covers and other business and banking supplies, was accused of adding a chemical known as DEHP to its checkbook covers to make the plastic in them flexible. The chemical is considered a carcinogen under California's Proposition 65, which requires products to carry...
In the News
January 31, 2014
Excerpted from full article at Environmental Health News:  A settlement between Deluxe Corp., a large, Minnesota-based manufacturer of checkbook covers, and a consumer advocate requires the company to remove a phthalate from checkbook covers or label their products with a health warning.  In 2012, California resident Russell Brimer alleged in the lawsuit that Deluxe...
In the News
November 18, 2013
Anthony Held, John Moore and Whitney Leeman--clients of The Chanler Group--served thirteen new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation last week.  The notices were served to companies offering products such as hand tools, bags and accessories for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard...
November 5, 2013
Axway, Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $6.2 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that it and its predecessors  provided the General Services Administration (GSA) with defective pricing information in order to obtain and maintain a contract permitting them to sell software licenses and related services to federal agencies at inflated prices,...
October 30, 2013
The Chanler Group, an environmental law firm, reached a settlement on behalf of its client Whitney Leeman, Ph.D. with food service company Farmer Bros., which serves products to over 60,000 hospitality, healthcare, gaming and retail establishments in the United States.  Dr. Leeman claimed that Farmer Bros. violated California’s Proposition 65 by selling a food...
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