Civil penalties
May 2, 2013
Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling party Brentwood Originals, Inc. (“Brentwood”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on May 2, 2013, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Brentwood sold vinyl/PVC pillows containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Brentwood Originals, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Peter Englander, Pillows, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
May 15, 2013
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against the settling party United Technologies Corporation by and on behalf of its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc. (“UTC”) were resolved on May 15, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. Brimer alleged that UTC sold portable...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Locks, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, United Technologies Corporation, UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc., Whistleblower
May 15, 2013
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”)...
Books with Vinyl/PVC Covers, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Thomas Nelson, Inc., Whistleblower
May 17, 2013
The parties in the enforcement action Leeman v. Hillstone Restaurant Group, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on May 17, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D.’s allegations that the defendant Hillstone Restaurant Group, Inc. (“Hillstone”) sold flame-cooked ground beef burgers containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, including benz[...
Benzo[a]pyrene, Benzo[b]fluoranthene, Benzo[k]fluoranthene, Benz[a]anthracene, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Flame-Cooked Ground Beef, Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, Leeman, New Equipment, Proposition 65, Whistleblower
Benzo[a]pyrene, Benzo[b]fluoranthene, Benzo[k]fluoranthene, Benz[a]anthracene, Indeno[1,2,3-cd]Pyrene
May 17, 2013
Whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.’s allegations against settling party Stone Mountain USA, LLC (“Stone Mountain”) were resolved on May 17, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. Held alleged that Stone Mountain sold vinyl/PVC tote bags containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Anthony E. Held, Apparel & Fashion Accessories, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Stone Mountain USA, LLC,, Vinyl/PVC Tote Bags
May 20, 2013
In the enforcement action Englander v. Winston Products LLC, the parties executed a Consent Judgment on May 20, 2013. The case resolved citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations that the defendant Winston Products LLC (“Winston”) sold towing straps, ropes, and tiedowns, containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Lead, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Ropes, Tiedowns, Towing Straps, vendor notification, Whistleblower, Winston Products LLC
May 21, 2013
Citizen enforcer John Moore and settling defendant Von Maur Inc. (“Von Maur”) entered into a Settlement Agreement on May 21, 2013, which resolved Moore’s allegations that Von Maur sold vinyl clutches containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Moore, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, vendor notification, Vinyl clutches, Von Maur Inc., Whistleblower
May 29, 2013
Whistleblower Peter Englander’s allegations against the defendant Big Roc Tools, Inc. (“Big Roc”) were resolved in the enforcement action Englander v. Big Roc Tools, Inc. The parties executed a Consent Judgment on May 29, 2013, which decided Englander’s assertions that Big Roc sold rachet tie-down hand grips containing the heavy metal lead in the...
Big Roc Tools, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Hand Tools, Lead, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Rachet tie-down hand grips, Reformulation, Whistleblower
May 31, 2013
The Honorable Judge William J. Monahan of the Santa Clara County Superior Court issued a Default Judgment in the enforcement action Brimer v. Bam Brokerage, Inc. on May 31, 2013. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that the defendant Bam Brokerage, Inc. (“Bam Brokerage”) sold folding chairs in travel bags containing the heavy metal lead in...
Bam Brokerage, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Default Judgment, Folding Chairs in Traveling Bags, Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Russell Brimer, Whistleblower
June 4, 2013
The parties involved in the complex case Moore v. American Biltrite, et al., executed a Consent Judgment on June 4, 2013. In this enforcement action, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that the defendant Mannington Mills, Inc. (“Mannington”) sold vinyl sheet flooring containing the phthalate chemical butyl benzyl phthalate (“BBP”) in the State of...
American Biltrite, BBP, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Cy Pres, Mannington Mills, Inc., Moore, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Silent Spring Institute, Vinyl sheet flooring, Whistleblower
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