TDCPP

March 3, 2014
In the enforcement action Vinocur v. Fourstar Group USA Inc., citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Fourstar Group USA Inc. (“Fourstar”) were resolved on March 3, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Fourstar sold padded upholstered chairs with foam padding containing the...
Residential Furniture
TCEP, TCPP
February 12, 2014
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Jesper Office LLC (“Jesper”) were resolved on February 12, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Jesper sold padded upholstered office chairs containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) in...
Office Furniture
TCEP, TDCPP
February 3, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. KidKraft, LP, et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant KidKraft, LP (“KidKraft”) were resolved on February 3, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that KidKraft sold padded upholstered children’s chairs and ottomans with foam...
Children's Furniture
TCEP, TDCPP
February 18, 2014
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party GF Health Products, Inc. (“GF Health”) executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on February 18, 2014, which resolved Englander’s allegations that GF Health sold stools with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and stools with foam padding...
Residential Furniture
DEHP, TDCPP
November 21, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendants L. Powell Acquisition Corp. and Linon Home Décor Products, Inc. (collectively “Linon”) were resolved on November 21, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Linon sold padded upholstered stools with foam padding containing the flame...
Residential Furniture
TCEP, TDCPP
February 18, 2014
Thanks to TCG client Laurence Vinocur, Staples has agreed to only sell seat/back cushions that are reformulated to virtually eliminate the toxic flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP), a chemical known to cause cancer.  Vinocur alleged that Staples violated Proposition 65 by selling seat/back cushions that contain TDCPP in California without...
February 13, 2014
Whistleblower Laurence Vinocur resolved his allegations against the defendant Joovy Holding Co. (“Joovy”) in the case Vinocur v. Joovy Holding Co. when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on February 13, 2014.  In this enforcement action, Vinocur alleged that Joovy sold foam cushioned high chairs containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)...
TDCPP
January 6, 2014
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Staples, Inc. (“Staples”) were resolved on January 6, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Staples sold padded upholstered seat/back cushions containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) in...
Residential Furniture
TDCPP
February 7, 2014
The Green Science Policy Institute is hosting a symposium on what they’re calling “the flame retardant dilemma” on Feb. 14, 2014, at UC Berkeley, discussing the progress made in eliminating toxic flame retardants from our lives and how to strike a balance between that and fire safety.  Among the speakers will be scientists, government representatives,...