On May 3, 2016, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party Stephen Joseph, Inc. (“Stephen”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Stephen sold ottomans with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing...
On June 23, 2009, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendant Stephen Joseph, Inc. (“Stephen Joseph”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held’s allegations that Stephen Joseph sold children’s vinyl coin holder keychains containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
