TCEP
October 24, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Acme Furniture Industry, Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant COA, Inc. (“COA”) were resolved on October 24, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that COA sold upholstered furniture including ottomans and stools with foam...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, COA, Inc., DEHP, Flame retardants, Ottomans, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Stools, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
September 17, 2014
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. has certified to TCG client Russell Brimer that it will distribute, offer for sale, or sell in California or to California customers only ottomans virtually free of the flame retardant chemicals tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TDCPP), tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP), and tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate (TDBPP). Hobby Lobby also...
BBP, Citizen Enforcer, Compliance Certification, DBP, DEHP, Flame retardants, Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TCEP, TDCPP
October 3, 2014
Hooker Furniture has certified to Peter Englander and The Chanler Group that as per the terms of their Settlement Agreement, Hooker now manufactures or imports for distribution or sale in California only ottomans and other furniture that are virtually free of the flame retardant chemicals tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP)....
Cancer, Flame retardants, Hooker Furniture Corporation, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Reformulation Incentive, TCEP, TDBPP, TDCPP
October 1, 2014
Clients Dr. Anthony Held, Dr. Whitney Leeman, Mark Moorberg, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served 19 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday to companies offering products such as hearing protection, dried seaweed, and tents for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard...
4,4’-MDA, 60 Day Notice, Arsenic, Birth Defects, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Flame retardants, Other Reproductive Harm, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Pthalates, TCEP, TDCPP
September 30, 2014
Camping, Cancer, Columbia Sportswear Company, Flame retardants, Mountain Hardwear, Inc., TCEP, TDCPP, Tent Fabric
August 14, 2014
The Hon. George C. Hernandez, Jr. of the Alameda County Superior Court approved and entered the judgment in Vinocur v. Kids II, Inc. on July 31 regarding the alleged presence of tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TDCPP) in nursing pillows and activity gyms manufactured, imported, sold, and/or distributed for sale in California by Kids II. TDCPP is a flame retardant...
Cancer, Children's Furniture, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Kids II, Inc., Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TCEP, TDCPP
August 6, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Three Hands Corporation, citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Three Hands Corporation (“Three Hands”) were resolved on August 7, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Three Hands sold upholstered furniture including ottomans with foam...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Flame Retardant, Furniture, Ottomans, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, Three Hands Corporation, vendor notification, Whistleblower
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 17, 2014
Abad Foam, Inc.’s efforts to have the case against it transferred to Southern California were rejected by the Hon. George C. Hernandez, Jr. of the Alameda County Superior Court last month, when Judge Hernandez denied Abad’s Motion for Change of Venue on the grounds that Abad did not meet its burden of proof on the motion in failing to overcome the presumption that...
Abad Foam, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning, TCEP, TDCPP
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