Flame Retardant

March 31, 2014
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against settling party Brentwood Originals, Inc. (“Brentwood”) were resolved on March 31, 2014, when the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Brentwood sold upholstered seat cushions with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2...
Residential Furniture
TDCPP
March 25, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Home Meridian Holdings, Inc., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. (“Stanley”) were resolved on March 25, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Stanley sold upholstered furniture including chairs with...
Residential Furniture
TDCPP
March 21, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Grand Basket Co., Inc., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Grand Basket Co., Inc. (“Grand Basket”) were resolved on March 21, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Grand Basket sold patio chairs with foam padding containing the flame...
Patio & Garden
TDCPP
March 20, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander, et al. v. Z Gallerie, citizen enforcers Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Z Gallerie (“Z Gallerie”) were resolved on March 20, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander and Held alleged that Z Gallerie sold upholstered chairs with foam...
Residential Furniture
DEHP, TDCPP
February 28, 2014
Whistleblower Laurence Vinocur resolved his allegations against the defendant Keystone Foam Corporation (“Keystone”) in the case Vinocur v. Keystone Foam Corporation when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on February 28, 2014.  In this enforcement action, Vinocur alleged that Keystone sold foam cushioned products such as footstools and ottomans...
Residential Furniture
TDCPP
February 18, 2014
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party GF Health Products, Inc. (“GF Health”) executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on February 18, 2014, which resolved Englander’s allegations that GF Health sold stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and stools with foam padding...
Residential Furniture
DEHP, TDCPP
January 15, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Bexco Enterprises, Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendants Magnussen Home Furnishings, Inc. and Magnussen Holdings Inc. (collectively “Magnussen”) were resolved on January 15, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Magnussen...
Other Furniture
TCEP