TDCPP
March 19, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Stein Mart, Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant StyleCraft Home Collection, Inc. (“StyleCraft”) were resolved on March 19, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that StyleCraft sold padded upholstered chairs with foam padding...
chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Flame retardants, Ottomans, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Stylecraft Home Collection, Inc., TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
March 26, 2014
TCG clients Russell Brimer, Dr. Anthony Held, Dr. Whitney Leeman, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served over 30 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation today, to companies offering products such as hand tools, sunscreen, and bags for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning....
60 Day Notice, Arsenic, Benzophenone, Birth Defects, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TDCPP
March 31, 2014
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against settling party Brentwood Originals, Inc. (“Brentwood”) were resolved on March 31, 2014, when the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Englander alleged that Brentwood sold upholstered seat cushions with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2...
Brentwood Originals, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil Penalty, Flame Retardant, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, Tris, vendor notification, Whistleblower
March 25, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Home Meridian Holdings, Inc., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. (“Stanley”) were resolved on March 25, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Stanley sold upholstered furniture including chairs with...
chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Flame Retardant, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Stanley Furniture Company, Inc., TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
March 31, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Home Meridian Holdings, Inc., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Steve Silver Company (“Steve Silver”) were resolved on March 31, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Steve Silver sold upholstered chairs with foam padding containing...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Steve Silver Company, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
March 14, 2014
On Jan. 10, 2014, the Hon. George C. Hernandez, Jr. denied Bexco’s Motion to Strike portions of TCG client Peter Englander’s complaint, leaving intact Englander’s allegations in the complaint that all upholstered furniture products with foam padding containing the Proposition 65-listed chemical flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“...
Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TDCPP
March 20, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander, et al. v. Z Gallerie, citizen enforcers Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Z Gallerie (“Z Gallerie”) were resolved on March 20, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander and Held alleged that Z Gallerie sold upholstered chairs with foam...
Anthony E. Held, chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Flame Retardant, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower, Z Gallerie
March 20, 2014
Chemtura, a leading manufacturer of flame retardants and other chemicals, filed suit earlier this year regarding the recent revision to the decades-old Technical Bulletin 117 (TB-117), reported the San Francisco Chronicle. TB-117-2013 revises TB-117 in such a way that furniture manufacturers may no longer have to douse their products in carcinogenic flame retardant...
March 6, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Ashley Furniture Industries, citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant The TJX Companies, Inc. (“TJX”) were resolved on March 6, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that TJX sold padded upholstered ottomans with foam padding containing the...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Ottomans, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, The TJX Companies, Inc., vendor notification, Whistleblower
March 6, 2014
Laurence Vinocur, a client of The Chanler Group, negotiated an agreement with Joovy Holding Co. to ensure that Joovy’s high chairs are free of the carcinogenic flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP). The high chairs were sold throughout California from retailers such as Babies “R” Us and BuyBuy Baby.
Vinocur alleged that Joovy...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, High Chairs, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TDCPP
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