Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur—clients of The Chanler Group—served a combined total of ten new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) or the phthalate Di(2‑ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. TDCPP is a...
The California Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation issued Proposed New Flammability Standards for Upholstered Furniture, which would overhaul the State's decades-old furniture flammability standard, known as Technical Bulletin 117 (TB-117). TB-117 led to the addition of harmful flame retardant chemicals--such as chlorinated Tris, a chemical known to...
Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur—clients of The Chanler Group—served a combined total of 12 new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) or the phthalate Di(2‑ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. TDCPP is a...
The parties involved in the enforcement action Moore v. Winsome Trading, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on January 16, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations that the defendant Winsome Trading, Inc. (“Winsome”) sold stools with vinyl seats containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State...
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander's allegations against settling party Madison Industries, Inc. ("Madison") were resolved on January 30, 2013, when the two parties entered into a Settlement Agreement. Englander alleged that Madison sold mattress covers and flooring containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of...
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. CM International, Inc.; CMC Worldwide, Inc., on January 30, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore's allegations that the defendant CMC Worldwide, Inc. ("CMC") sold children's furniture containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State...
