Citizen Enforcer
Synonyms
- citizen enforcers
April 17, 2013
Last month, Peter Englander, John Moore, and Laurence Vinocur, clients of The Chanler Group, commenced Proposition 65 private enforcement actions against manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of upholstered furniture, alleging that the products offered for sale by these entities contain the flame retardant TDCPP, chemicals known to the State of California to...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TDCPP
April 11, 2013
Five individuals and five corporations were charged in an indictment unsealed last month in Brooklyn, N.Y. , for allegedly importing and trafficking hazardous and counterfeit toys for sale in the United States, in violation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), the Department of Justice announced.
For almost ten years, Chenglan Hu, Hua Fei Zhang, Xiu Lan...
April 9, 2013
A Proposition 65 trial involving the alleged presence of lead in baby food began this week in Oakland, Calif. The lawsuit was filed by the Environmental Law Foundation, a nonprofit organization, which seeks injunctive relief from the Court, ordering that the companies making and selling the baby food—including Beech-Nut, Del Monte, Dole, Gerber, and Smucker’s...
April 4, 2013
For the first quarter of 2013, citizen enforcers represented by The Chanler Group have secured civil penalties under Proposition 65 in excess of $1 million from businesses offering consumer products for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm without first providing the required health hazard warning.
After a court approves a...
April 3, 2013
Russell Brimer, Peter Englander, and Laurence Vinocur--three clients of The Chanler Group--today served sixteen 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 on companies offering products for sale in the State of California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Chemicals allegedly found in the...
60 Day Notice, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Flame retardants, Lead, Phthalates, Proposition 65, TCEP, TDCPP
April 2, 2013
BERKELEY, Calif. – April 2, 2013 – The Chanler Group (www.chanler.com), a Connecticut-based environmental law firm, has filed Proposition 65 civil complaints on behalf of Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., against three prominent national food suppliers: spice and flavoring manufacturer McCormick & Company, Inc.; coffee and flavoring manufacturer Farmer Bros. Co.; as...
March 27, 2013
Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur, clients of The Chanler Group, served thirteen 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 on companies offering products for sale in the State of California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Chemicals allegedly found in the companies' products include...
60 Day Notice, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Flame retardants, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate ("TDCPP"), tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate ("TCEP"), Vinocur
March 26, 2013
Some residents of Garfield, New Jersey will have their toenail clippings analyzed and measured for hexavalent chromium, the Associated Press reported. Hexavalent chromium is a chemical known to the State of California to cause reproductive harm and cancer (more specifically, lung, nasal, and sinus cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)). Because...
August 16, 2013
Dr. Whitney Leeman, a client of The Chanler Group, and Farmer Bros., a food service company, reached a settlement yesterday resolving Leeman’s allegations that Farmer Bros. violated Proposition 65 by offering for sale food extracts, flavorings, and colorings containing the chemical 4-MEI in California without the required health hazard warning. California has designated...
4-MEI, Citizen Enforcer, Farmer Bros. Co., Leeman, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, The Chanler Group
April 25, 2013
Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling party Master Magnetics, Inc. (“Master Magnetics”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on April 25, 2013, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Master Magnetics sold hand tools with grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Master Magnetics, Inc., Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Tools with Grips, vendor notification, Whistleblower
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