TCEP
October 14, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Jofran Sales, Inc. (“Jofran”) were resolved on October 14, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Jofran sold padded upholstered chairs with foam padding containing the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP...
chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Jofran Sales, Inc., Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Stools, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
October 25, 2013
Anthony E. Held, Blu Dot Design & Manufacturing, Inc., Cancer, Residential Furniture, Target Corporation, TCEP, TDCPP
October 22, 2013
Laurence Vinocur, a client of The Chanler Group, and IKEA Holding US, Inc. and IKEA North America Services, LLC, reached a settlement this month, resolving Vinocur’s allegations that IKEA violated Proposition 65 by offering changing pads containing the flame retardant chemical (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) for sale in California without first...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Ikea, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TCEP, TDBPP, Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate ("TDCPP")
October 16, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Minson Corporation (“Minson”) were resolved on October 16, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Minson sold padded upholstered furniture including chairs with foam padding containing the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)...
chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Minson Corporation, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
October 17, 2013
Excerpted from full article at San Francisco Chronicle:
More than 30 furniture companies, including Ikea, J.C. Penney and Kmart, have agreed to settle for a total of $2.3 million in civil penalties after a Berkeley watchdog group alleged they sold furniture with high amounts of flame retardants in violation of California's Proposition 65.
The Chanler Group, a law...
60 Day Notice, Flame retardants, Ikea, Kmart, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TCEP, TDCPP
October 16, 2013
Environmental law firm The Chanler Group, on behalf of its clients Peter Englander, John Moore, and Laurence Vinocur, has reached settlements with 35 furniture companies, including IKEA, J.C. Penney and Summer Infant Products, for violations of California’s Proposition 65. As part of the settlement agreements, the companies have committed to reformulate their...
October 14, 2013
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Kmart Corporation (“Kmart”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on October 14, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander and Vinocur filed claims against thirteen furniture companies for...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Furniture, Kmart Corporation, Laurence Vinocur, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
October 7, 2013
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Restoration Hardware, Inc. (“Restoration Hardware”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on October 7, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander and Vinocur filed claims against thirteen...
Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Furniture, Laurence Vinocur, Pads, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Restoration Hardware, Inc., TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Vinyl Shower Curtains, Whistleblower
October 8, 2013
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendants Taymor Industries U.S.A., Inc. and Taymor Industries Ltd. (collectively “Taymor”) were resolved on October 8, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander and Vinocur alleged that Taymor sold upholstered benches with padding...
Benches, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Laurence Vinocur, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Taymor Industries Ltd., Taymor Industries U.S.A., Inc., TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
October 8, 2013
Excerpted from full article at Furniture Today:
More furniture companies have filed out-of-court Proposition 65 settlements in recent weeks for items containing the flame retardants TDCPP and TCEP.
At least two more settlements from suppliers were filed with The Chanler Group, a professional Prop 65 litigant. The initial complaints cover ottomans, barstools, office chairs and...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TCEP, TDCPP, Tris
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