On July 7, 2015, Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D and settling party CTT Tools, Inc. (“CTT”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that CTT sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
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