Chairs with Foam Padding

January 13, 2017
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. Houston’s, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on January 13, 2017.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that Houston’s, Inc. (“Houston”) sold chairs with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and chairs with foam padding...
Other Furniture
DEHP, TDCPP
July 2, 2014
Citizen enforcer Dr. Anthony Held and settling party Kentuckiana Foam, Inc. (“KFI”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on July 2, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that KFI sold chairs with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate and chairs with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate...
Residential Furniture
DEHP, TDCPP