TDCPP
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
July 15, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated, et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Najarian Furniture Company, Inc. (“Najarian”) were resolved on July 15, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Najarian sold padded upholstered...
chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Flame Retardant, Najarian Furniture Company, Inc., Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
July 2, 2014
Citizen enforcer Dr. Anthony Held and settling party Kentuckiana Foam, Inc. (“KFI”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on July 2, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that KFI sold chairs with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate and chairs with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate...
Anthony E. Held, Chairs with Foam Padding, Chairs with Vinyl/PVC Upholstery, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Kentuckiana Foam, Inc., Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, Whistleblower
June 27, 2014
In the enforcement action Vinocur v. Apex Medical Corporation, et al., citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Apex Medical Corporation (“Apex”) were resolved on June 27, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Apex sold vinyl/PVC pill wallets/containers and medication...
Apex Medical Corporation, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Flame Retardant, pillows with foam cushioned components, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, Vinocur, vinyl/PVC pill wallets/containers, Whistleblower
July 14, 2014
TCG clients Dr. Anthony Held and Laurence Vinocur served 27 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation last Friday to companies offering products such as hand tools, bags, and upholstered furniture for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen enforcers allege that...
Benzophenone, Birth Defects, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Flame retardants, Lead, Other Reproductive Harm, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, TDCPP
July 11, 2014
Cancer, Flame retardants, Plasticolor Molded Products, Inc., TDCPP, Tractor Supply Company, Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate ("TDCPP"), Upholstered Stools with Foam Padding containing Tris(1, Vinocur
July 11, 2014
Cancer, Flame retardants, Mackarl Enterprises Inc.., TCEP, TDCPP, Upholstered Chairs with Foam Padding containing Tris(1, Vinocur
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