On April 2, 2015, Laurence Vinocur and settling party Altus Brands, LLC (“Altus”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Vinocur had alleged that Altus sold hearing protection with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
On March 10, 2015, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Dr. Whitney R. Leeman made against settling party Pyramex Safety Products, LLC (“Pyramex”). In this matter, Leeman alleged that Pyramex sold hearing protection with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
