Residential Furniture

December 3, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Butler Specialty Company (“Butler”) were resolved on December 3, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Butler sold padded upholstered furniture with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (...
Residential Furniture
TDCPP
November 7, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Blumenthal Distributing, Inc. (“Blumenthal”) were resolved on November 7, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Blumenthal sold padded upholstered furniture with foam padding containing the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)...
Residential Furniture
DEHP, TCEP, TDCPP
November 8, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant American Leather, Inc. (“American Leather”) were resolved on November 8, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that American Leather sold padded upholstered furniture including ottomans with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,...
Residential Furniture
TDCPP
October 28, 2013
Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling party Amini Innovation Corp. (“Aminir”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on October 28, 2013, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Amini sold vinyl/PVC benches containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Residential Furniture
DEHP