Proposition 65 enforcement action

October 18, 2013
TCG clients Anthony Held, Peter Englander, and Laurence Vinocur served 18 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 today. The notices were served to companies offering products such as furniture, tote bags and dried seaweed for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Our...
October 17, 2013
Excerpted from full article at San Francisco Chronicle: More than 30 furniture companies, including Ikea, J.C. Penney and Kmart, have agreed to settle for a total of $2.3 million in civil penalties after a Berkeley watchdog group alleged they sold furniture with high amounts of flame retardants in violation of California's Proposition 65. The Chanler Group, a law...
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October 16, 2013
Environmental law firm The Chanler Group, on behalf of its clients Peter Englander, John Moore, and Laurence Vinocur, has reached settlements with 35 furniture companies, including IKEA, J.C. Penney and Summer Infant Products, for violations of California’s Proposition 65.  As part of the settlement agreements, the companies have committed to reformulate their...
Press Releases
September 5, 2013
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) filed a lawsuit last week against four companies alleged to have sold shampoo containing cocamide DEA without first providing consumers with a health hazard warning, in violation of Proposition 65.  Cocamide DEA is a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer. Proposition 65, California’s unique right-to-know...
October 8, 2013
Excerpted from full article at Furniture Today: More furniture companies have filed out-of-court Proposition 65 settlements in recent weeks for items containing the flame retardants TDCPP and TCEP. At least two more settlements from suppliers were filed with The Chanler Group, a professional Prop 65 litigant. The initial complaints cover ottomans, barstools, office chairs and...
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September 12, 2013
Excerpted from full article at Furniture Today: Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea has filed an out-of-court settlement in a Proposition 65 complaint with law firm The Chanler Group. The Chanler Group is a professional Prop 65 litigant. Its complaint with Ikea covers changing pads. The settlement was listed on the California Attorney General's website.  To settle all...
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September 10, 2013
Anthony Held, a client of The Chanler Group, served six 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday.  The notices were served to companies offering products such as pillows, hand tools, and pet carriers for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning.  Held alleges that the...
August 30, 2013
Anthony Held and John Moore--clients of The Chanler Group--served seven 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation last week.  The notices were served to companies offering products such as pillows, hand tools, and sports equipment for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning.  TCG...
August 28, 2013
The Environmental Research Center (ERC) filed a suit against Clif Bar & Company, alleging unwarned exposures to lead in violation of Proposition 65.  ERC alleges that several of Clif Bar’s products contain lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause reproductive harm, and that California citizens have been exposed without receiving a health hazard...
July 24, 2013
Peter Englander, Anthony Held, and Laurence Vinocur--clients of The Chanler Group--served eleven 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation today.  The notices were served to companies offering products such as furniture, hand tools, and automotive accessories for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required...