On December 31, 2012, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling defendant Rhode Island Textile Company, et al. ("Rhode Island") entered into a Settlement Agreement, which resolved Moore's allegations that Rhode Island sold shoe horns and tie-out cables containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") and leather laces containing the...
The Honorable Roy O. Chernus of the Marin County Superior Court granted the parties’ motion to approve the Consent Judgment in the case Held et al. v. Alticor, Inc., et al., on March 7, 2012. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcers John Moore and Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.’s allegations that eighteen defendants sold products containing phthalate...
In 2011 The Chanler Group’s client, Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E., commenced an investigation into Halloween products, which resulted in the enforcement action Held v. Forum Novelties, Inc., et al. In this case, Dr. Held alleged that Forum Novelties, Inc. and other entities sold Halloween costumes, accessories, and décor containing the heavy metal lead, ...
The Honorable Roy O. Chernus of the Marin County Superior Court granted the parties’ motion to approve the Consent Judgment in the case Held et al. v. Alticor, Inc., et al., on March 7, 2012. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcers John Moore and Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.’s allegations that eighteen defendants sold products containing phthalate...
Citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations against the defendant North Walk, Ltd. (“North Walk”) were resolved on October 3, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this enforcement action, Moore alleged that North Walk sold footwear containing the phthalate chemical di-n-butyl phthalate (“DBP”) in the State of California...
The Honorable Roy O. Chernus of the Marin County Superior Court granted the parties’ motion to approve the Consent Judgment in the case Held et al. v. Alticor, Inc., et al., on March 7, 2012. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcers John Moore and Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.’s allegations that eighteen defendants sold products containing phthalate...
