Whistleblower Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Rico Industries, Inc. (“Rico”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on October 5, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Rico sold wallets with vinyl/PVC identification card holders and inserts containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
On May 27, 2009, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendant Rico Industries, Inc. (“Rico Industries”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held’s allegations that Rico Industries sold soft vinyl products imprinted with sports team logos containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“...
