The Honorable Stephen Kaus of the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment on January 22, 2014, that resolved the enforcement action brought by citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. In this case, Held alleged that defendant Franco Manufacturing Co., Inc. (“Franco”) sold pillows with vinyl components and vinyl placemats containing the...
On March 10, 2010, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E., and settling defendant Franco Manufacturing Co., Inc. ("Franco") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Franco sold pillows with vinyl components and vinyl placemats containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in...
