Hand Tools
May 29, 2014
On May 29, 2014, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., made against settling party Dutro Company (“Dutro”). In this matter, Leeman alleged that Dutro sold hand trucks with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Dutro Company, Hand Tools, Hand Trucks with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
June 2, 2014
The parties involved in the case Held v. CSS, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on June 2, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E., alleged that CSS, Inc. (“CSS”) sold pliers with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, CSS, Inc., DEHP, Hand Tools, Pliers, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, vendor notification, Whistleblower
May 21, 2014
Whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party MTD Products Company (“MTD”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on May 21, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that MTD sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing...
Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Hand Tools, Hardware, MTD Products Company, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
May 21, 2014
The parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on May 21, 2014, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., made against settling party Marshalltown Company (“Marshalltown”). In this matter, Leeman alleged that Marshalltown sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Hand Tools, Hardware, Marshalltown Company, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
May 21, 2014
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Birth Defects, Hand Tools, Johnson Outdoors Gear LLC, Johnson Outdoors Gear, Inc., Lead, Paul Wozniak, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips
April 30, 2014
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects, Building Materials Holdings Corporation, DEHP, Hand Tools, Phthalates, Tape Measures with Vinyl/PVC Straps and Grips
April 30, 2014
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Birth Defects, DEHP, Hand Tools, Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., KKU Incorporated, Leeman, Other Furniture, Phthalates, Shop Seats with Vinyl/PVC Upholstery containing DEHP, The Home Depot, Inc., Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips containing DEHP
December 31, 2012
Citizen enforcer John Moore and defendant Ideal Industries, Inc. (“Ideal Industries”) executed a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Ideal Industries, Inc. on December 31, 2012. In this enforcement action, Moore alleged that Ideal Industries sold hand tools with grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Hand Tools, Ideal Industries, Inc., John Moore, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, vendor notification, Whistleblower
April 16, 2014
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Birth Defects, DEHP, Hand Tools, Lynco Distribution, Inc., Moorberg, Phthalates, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips
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