On November 27, 2012, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Olem Shoe Corporation, which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant Olem Shoe Corporation ("Olem") sold footwear containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California...
On September 7, 2011, citizen enforcers Russell Brimer and John Moore entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement with settling defendant Kikkerland Design, Inc. ("Kikkerland"), which resolved Brimer's allegations that Kikkerland sold glassware with exterior decorations containing excessive amounts of the heavy metal lead in the State of California without...
Peter Englander, Anthony Held, Laurence Vinocur, and John Moore--clients of The Chanler Group--served a total of nine new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 on companies offering products in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without first providing a warning. The products involved include bags and furniture, and...
On July 27, 2012, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Melnor, Inc., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant Melnor, Inc. ("Melnor"), sold watering guns/nozzles with hand grips containing the phthalate chemicals di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP"), di-n-butyl phthalate ("DBP...
Citizen enforcer John Moore's allegations against the defendant UMA Enterprises, Inc. ("UMA") were resolved on November 30, 2012, when the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. UMA Enterprises, Inc., settling Moore's allegations that UMA sold ottomans, stools, trunks, and other container boxes containing the phthalate chemical...
On December 28, 2012, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. ("Vollrath") entered into a Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Vollrath sold vinyl/PVC guest check holders containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
