On September 10, 2015, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling party Wenger Furniture & Appliances Co. (“Wenger Furniture”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Vinocur had alleged that Wenger Furniture sold chairs with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State...
On August 12, 2015, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D and settling party It’s Academic of Illinois, Inc. (“It’s Academic”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that It’s Academic sold book covers with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”)...
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Best Chairs, Inc. (“Best”) were resolved on July 17, 2015, when the parties entered into a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Best sold products with foam-cushioned components containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”)...
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Acme Furniture Industry, Inc. (“Settling Defendant”) were resolved on July 7, 2015, when the parties entered into a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Settling Defendant sold products with foam-cushioned components containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-...
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant The Uttermost Company (“Uttermost”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on October 2, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this enforcement action, Englander and Vinocur brought allegations against thirteen...
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Future Foam, Inc. (“Future Foam”) were resolved on June 17, 2015, when the parties entered into a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur and Englander alleged that Future Foam sold foam intended for use as padding in upholstered furniture containing the flame...
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Idea Nuova, Inc. (“Idea Nuova”) were resolved on November 6, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Idea Nuova sold padded upholstered ottomans with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (...
The parties involved in the enforcement action Leeman, et al. v. American Diagnostic Corporation, et al. executed an agreement on August 21, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that the defendants American Diagnostic Corporation and Hamilton Bell Co., Inc. (collectively “Defendants”) sold instrument pouches/cases containing...
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Jonathan Louis International Ltd. (“Jonathan”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on September 30, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this enforcement action, Englander and Vinocur filed claims against...
Citizen enforcers Laurence Vinocur and Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Lexington Furniture Industries, Inc. (“Lexington”) in the case Englander, et al. v. Cheyenne Industries, LLC, et al. were resolved on September 30, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this enforcement action, Englander and Vinocur filed claims...
