Staples, Inc.
April 25, 2017
On April 25, 2017, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Staples, Inc. (“Staples”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that Staples sold a product containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, John Moore, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Staples, Inc., Whistleblower
January 23, 2015
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Birth Defects, Book Covers with Vinyl/PVC Components, DEHP, It’s Academic of Illinois, Inc., Phthalates, Staples, Inc., Whitney R. Leeman
September 30, 2014
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Birth Defects, DEHP, Guitar Center, Inc., Headphones with Vinyl/PVC Components, InMusic Brands, Inc., Laurence Vinocur, Numark Industries, LLC, Numark International, Inc., Peripherals & Accessories, Phthalates, Staples, Inc., technology
July 30, 2014
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Birth Defects, DEHP, Headphones with Vinyl/PVC Components and/or Cords, Lenovo (United States) Inc., Peripherals & Accessories, Phthalates, Staples, Inc., Whitney R. Leeman
July 23, 2014
TCG client Laurence Vinocur has received certification from Staples that the company has removed all remaining seat and back cushions containing tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TDCPP) and/or tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP) from its inventory and , as of July 11, 2014, distributes and sells only seat and back cushions that are virtually free of TDCPP and TCEP.
TDCPP...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Staples, Inc., TCEP, TDCPP
July 11, 2014
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Birth Defects, DEHP, Phthalates, Poster Light Cords, Staples, Inc., Steven B. Golden Associates, Inc., Vinocur
January 6, 2014
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Staples, Inc. (“Staples”) were resolved on January 6, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Staples sold padded upholstered seat/back cushions containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) in...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Cushions, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Staples, Inc., TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
On June 19, 2000, citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro, and settling party Staples, Inc. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that Staples sold certain deodorant products that contain p-dichlorobenzene in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement, Staples agreed...
May 17, 2013
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