TCEP
December 13, 2013
October 14, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Intercon, Inc. (“Intercon”) were resolved on October 14, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Intercon sold padded upholstered furniture with foam padding containing the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Intercon, Inc., Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, Upholstered Furniture, vendor notification, Whistleblower
October 11, 2013
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur's allegations against defendant Norstar Office Products, Inc. (“Norstar”) were resolved on October 11, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Norstar sold padded upholstered furniture with foam padding containing the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Laurence Vinocur, Norstar Office Products, Inc., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
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)...
Blumenthal Distributing, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Residential Furniture, Stools, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
December 4, 2013
On behalf of its client Laurence Vinocur, The Chanler Group successfully negotiated a settlement with baby products manufacturer Evenflo Company, Inc. that will result in the reformulation of thousands of infant car seats and booster seats.
Evenflo allegedly manufactured thousands of car and booster seats containing the carcinogenic flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl...
November 21, 2013
The Chanler Group, an environmental law firm, has published a list of furniture products that contain no detectable levels of tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), flame retardants known to the State of California to cause cancer.
TDCPP and TCEP leach from contaminated products and affix to dust, placing small children,...
November 21, 2013
The Chanler Group has published a list of furniture products that contain no detectable levels of tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), flame retardants known to the State of California to cause cancer.
TDCPP and TCEP leach from contaminated products and affix to dust, placing small children, toddlers, and infants at an...
October 31, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Homelegance, Inc. (“Homelegance”) were resolved on October 31, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Homelegance sold padded upholstered furniture including ottomans with foam padding containing the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-...
chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Homelegance, Inc., Ottomans, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
November 15, 2013
Furniture/Today, the business newspaper of the furniture industry, has announced that it has added a Proposition 65 session to its 2013 Leadership Conference. The session will educate attendees about Proposition 65, what it requires for compliance and what it means for manufacturers, suppliers, importers and retailers in the industry.
Proposition 65 requires companies...
October 31, 2013
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against defendant Jakks Pacific, Inc. (“Jakks”) were resolved on October 31, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Brimer alleged that Jakks sold padded upholstered children’s chairs with foam padding containing the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (...
Children's Chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Jakks Pacific, Inc., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
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