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)...
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...
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Theodore Alexander USA, Inc. (“Theodore Alexander”) were resolved on October 14, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Theodore Alexander sold padded upholstered furniture including chairs with foam padding containing the flame retardant...
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Ergonom Corporation dba ERG International (Ergonom”) were resolved on October 11, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Ergonom sold padded upholstered chairs and other furniture with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-...
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Graco Children’s Products, Inc. (“Graco”) were resolved on October 11, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Graco sold padded upholstered car seats and playards/bassinets with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-...
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...
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 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...
