Proposition 65 enforcement action
March 30, 2015
Laurence Vinocur has negotiated a settlement with Yamaha Corporation of America regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Vinocur alleged that Yamaha sold benches with vinyl/PVC seats in California that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP, which is known to the State to cause birth defects and/or reproductive harm. Companies offering products for sale that...
Citizen Enforcer, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, settlements, Yamaha Corporation of America
March 23, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has secured a settlement with Product Quest Manufacturing LLC in regard to allegations that the company sold sunscreen containing the chemical benzophenone without the requisite health hazard warnings.
Benzophenone is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and companies offering products for sale in California that contain benzophenone...
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Citizen Enforcer, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, settlements, sunscreen
March 13, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held, John Moore, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served 16 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation today to companies offering products such as headphones, glass beverage dispensers, and cosmetic cases in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These...
60 Day Notice, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Lead, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
February 27, 2015
Our clients Russell Brimer, Dr. Anthony Held, Dr. Whitney Leeman, and Laurence Vinocur served 18 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation today to companies offering products such as hand tools, books, and ponchos in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen...
60 Day Notice, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning
February 23, 2015
Our client John Moore has filed a complaint in Alameda County Superior Court alleging that Artland, Inc. and Nordstrom, Inc. violated Proposition 65 by offering for sale drinking glasses with exterior designs that contain the heavy metal lead without the requisite health hazard warning. Lead is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other...
Artland, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, John Moore, Lead, Nordstrom, Inc., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
February 11, 2015
Our client Laurence Vinocur has filed a complaint against Yamaha Corporation alleging that the company failed to warn California consumers about the presence of the phthalate chemical DEHP in or on Yamaha’s benches with vinyl/PVC seats, headphones with vinyl/PVC components, bags with vinyl/PVC shoulder strap pads, and vinyl/PVC musical instrument cases. DEHP is a...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Complaints, DEHP, Laurence Vinocur, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning, Yamaha Corporation of America
February 4, 2015
Our client Paul Wozniak has negotiated a settlement with Tailor Made Products, a manufacturer of nylon cooking utensils. Wozniak alleged that Tailor Made offered nylon cooking utensils for sale in California that contained 4,4-Methylenedianiline (4,4’-MDA), a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, without the requisite health hazard warnings....
Citizen Enforcer, Nylon Cooking Utensils, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning, settlements, Tailor Made Products, Inc
January 30, 2015
Laurence Vinocur has negotiated a settlement with Intel Corporation regarding allegations that the company offered for sale earphones with cords containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or reproductive harm and under Proposition 65...
Birth Defects, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Intel Corporation, Laurence Vinocur, Other Reproductive Harm, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, settlements
January 5, 2015
Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D has filed a complaint against JS Products alleging that the company offered for sale in California tools with vinyl/PVC grips that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or reproductive harm, and companies offering products...
December 19, 2014
Dr. Anthony Held has negotiated a settlement with Red Steer Glove Company in connection to allegations that the company sold gloves containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) without the requisite health hazard information. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm, and under Proposition...
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