Hardware
October 8, 2014
On October 8, 2014, the parties involved in the matter between whistleblower Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., and settling party Excel Hobby Blades Corp. (“Excel”) executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this case, Leeman alleged that Excel sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Excel Hobby Blades Corp., Hand Tools, Hardware, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
June 20, 2014
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Achim Importing Company Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Birth Defects, Building Materials, DEHP, Hardware, Moore, Phthalates, Vinyl/PVC Floor Tiles, Wayfair LLC
June 6, 2014
Citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Mechanical Servants, Inc. (“Mechanical Servants”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 6, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Mechanical Servants sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Hand Tools, Hardware, Mechanical Servants, Inc., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Grips for Hand Tools, 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
April 29, 2014
Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Alert Stamping & Manufacturing Co., Inc. (“Alert”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on April 29, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Alert sold clamp lamps with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
Alert Stamping & Manufacturing, Inc., Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Clamp Lamps, DEHP, Hardware, Lighting, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Whistleblower
August 1, 2013
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against settling party Peerless Industrial Group, Inc. (“Peerless”) were resolved on August 1, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Peerless sold wire ropes containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Building Materials, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Hardware, Laurence Vinocur, Peerless Industrial Group, Inc., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Ropes, Whistleblower
February 26, 2014
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Acme United Corporation, Birth Defects, DEHP, Hand Tools, Hardware, Leeman, Phthalates, Vinyl/PVC Tape Measure Hand Straps
February 26, 2014
(Other) Reproductive Harm, 31, Inc., Birth Defects, DEHP, Hand Tools, Hardware, Leeman, Phthalates, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips
February 14, 2014
Whistleblower Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party M.S. Inserts and Fasteners Corp. (“MSIF”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on February 14, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that MSIF sold hand tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and heavy metal lead in...
Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Hand Tools, Hardware, M.S. Inserts and Fasteners Corp., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Whistleblower
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