Children

January 28, 2014
Jakks Pacific has provided certification to Russell Brimer and Peter Englander, clients of The Chanler Group, stating that its padded children’s chairs offered for sale in California have been reformulated in advance of the deadline imposed by the settlement agreement between the parties.  The settlement was for a total of $58,000, but Brimer and Englander agreed to...
February 1, 2011
On February 1, 2011, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant Acme United Corporation ("Acme") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Acme sold vinyl accessory pouches containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. As part of the...
Children's Bags/Totes
Lead
January 20, 2011
On January 20, 2011, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Kmart Corporation, which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant Kmart Corporation ("Kmart"), sold children's vinyl bathroom animal toys containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP...
Toys & Games
DEHP
September 1, 2011
On September 1, 2011, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. CVS Pharmacy, Incorporated; et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant CVS Pharmacy, Incorporated ("CVS"), sold children's bags, plush toys with vinyl components, and children's vinyl baseball/sporting toys...
DEHP
May 6, 2011
On May 6, 2011, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Sky High International, L.L.C., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant Sky High International, L.L.C. ("Sky High") sold vinyl magnets and bookmarks containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("...
DEHP
February 27, 2012
On February 27, 2012, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered an Amended Consent Judgment in Held v. S. Goldberg and Co., Inc., et al., which allowed defendants Nina Footwear, Inc. ("Nina") and Mamiye Brothers, Inc. ("Mamiye"), to opt-in to the original Consent Judgment, dated August 20, 2010, resolving citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E...
Children's Footwear
DEHP
March 19, 2013
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against settling party Kent International, Inc. (“Kent”) were resolved on March 19, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. Brimer alleged that Kent sold vinyl/PVC coated padlocks and locking cables containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”)...
Security
DEHP
April 4, 2013
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against settling party Jakks Pacific, Inc. (“Jakks”) were resolved on April 4, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. Brimer alleged that Jakks sold erasers and bags with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
DEHP
May 28, 2013
Earlier this month, Environmental Health Perspectives, a National Institutes of Health journal, reported on two studies showing that exposure to the carcinogenic flame retardant TDCPP, commonly referred to as chlorinated tris, may be widespread. TDCPP is a flame retardant widely used in polyurethane foam padding in furniture and automobiles.  A recent survey found that...
May 9, 2013
A recent study by the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine shows that children who were exposed to flame retardant compounds in the air and dust before they were born may suffer from behavior and cognition difficulties during early childhood and onward, Scientific American reported. Researchers collected blood samples from 309 pregnant women early in their second...