Footwear
April 25, 2013
Whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.’s allegations against settling party Speen & Company, Inc. (“Speen”) were resolved on April 25, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. Held alleged that Speen sold footwear containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Anthony E. Held, Apparel & Fashion Accessories, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Footwear, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Speen & Company, Inc., Whistleblower
February 15, 2013
The Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Preger & Wertenteil, Inc., on February 15, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations that the defendant Preger & Wertenteil, Inc. (“P&W”) sold footwear containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), Footwear, Moore, Preger & Wertenteil, Inc., Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
The Chanler Group's clients have identified various home décor products, including pillows, ottomans, curtains, and picture frames, that contain the flame retardants Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) and Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (“TCEP”), lead, and/or the phthalates di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP"), butyl benzyl...
Attention problems, BBP, Behavioral problems, Butyl benzyl phthalate ("BBP"), Curtains, Dermal exposure, Developmental problems, di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), Diminished intellectual ability, durability, flexibility, Footwear, Furniture, Hand-to-mouth exposure, Home Decorative Products, Household Products, Indoor air concentrations, Lead, Lead poisoning, Learning disabilities, longevity, Neurotoxin, Ottomans, Picture frames, Pillows, Short term memory loss, transparency, Vinyl Flooring, Vinyl foams
March 7, 2012
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...
Anthony E. Held, BBP, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DBP, DEHP, Fisher Design LLC, Fisher Licensing LLC, Fisher Sigerson Morrison LLC, Footwear, M.B. Fisher LLC, Marc Fisher Holdings LLC, Marc Fisher Jr Brand LLC, Marc Fisher, LLC, MBF Holdings LLC (Wyoming), MBF Licensing LLC, Moore, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Unisa Fisher Wholesale LLC, vendor notification, Whistleblower
March 7, 2012
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...
Anthony E. Held, Aprons, BBP, boots, Boss Manufacturing Company, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, coats, DBP, DEHP, Footwear, Gloves, headwear, Jackets, Moore, Pants, Proposition 65, rainwear, Reformulation, vendor notification, Whistleblower
In recent years, The Chanler Group's clients have investigated and tested numerous types of apparel and fashion accessories for phthalate chemicals and lead. Products such as jewelry, bags, totes, wallets, belts, footwear, Halloween costumes, and key chains have tested positive for lead, di(2 ethylhexyl) phthalate (“DEHP”), butyl benzyl phthalate (“...
Aldo, Almar Sales Co., Inc., Apparel, Arsenic, Attention problems, Bags, Behavioral problems, Belts, Butyl benzyl phthalate ("BBP"), Cadmium, Developmental problems, di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), Diminished intellectual ability, Fashion Accessories, Fashion companies, Footwear, Formaldehyde, Halloween costumes, Hand-to-mouth activity, Jewelry, Key chains, Lead, Lead poisoning, Learning disabilities, Neurotoxin, Phthalates, Plasticizers, Proposition 65 Warning, Settlement, Short term memory loss, Totes, Wallets
March 29, 2012
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Adult Footwear, Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects, DEHP, Footwear, Speen & Company, Inc.
May 31, 2012
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Adjmi Apparel Group LLC, Birth Defects, Children's Footwear, DBP, DEHP, Footwear, Moore, PS Brands, LLC
October 12, 2012
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Adult Footwear, Birth Defects, DBP, Footwear, Moore, Preger & Wertenteil, Inc., Walgreen Co.
January 19, 2012
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