60-Day Notice Archive

In the area of Proposition 65 litigation, The Chanler Group represents citizens of the State of California acting in the interest of the general public to promote awareness of exposures to toxic chemicals in products sold in California and, if possible, to improve human health by reducing hazardous substances contained in such items.  After conducting an extensive investigation into an alleged violation, The Chanler Group’s clients serve a 60-Day Notice of Violation on the alleged violators with copies served on the requisite public prosecutors pursuant to California Health & Safety Code § 25249.6 et seq. (“Proposition 65”).  The Notice identifies the products causing the exposure, the alleged routes of exposure to the chemical at issue, and the types of harm potentially resulting from exposure to the toxic chemical. 

Based on the allegations set forth in this Notice, the citizen enforcer intends to file a citizen enforcement lawsuit against the alleged violator unless such violator enters into a binding written agreement to: (1) recall products already sold or undertake best efforts to ensure that the requisite health hazard warnings are provided to those whom have received such products; (2) provide clear and reasonable warnings for products sold in the future or reformulate such products to eliminate the exposures; and (3) pay an appropriate civil penalty based on the factors enumerated in California Health & Safety Code § 25249.7.  Neither The Chanler Group nor the citizen enforcers can: (1) finalize any settlement until after the 60-day notice period has expired; nor (2) speak for the Attorney General or any District or City Attorney who received this Notice as they consider whether to prosecute the matter itself.

The 60-day notice period has expired on all of the following notices:

60 day notices - archive

Notice Date Defendantsort icon Plaintiff Chemicals
09/21/2012 The Advance Equipment Manufacturing Company, The Sherwin-Williams Company Englander DEHP, Lead
12/28/2012 The Advance Equipment Manufacturing Company, The Sherwin-Williams Company, F & M Plastics, Inc., Lakeside Plastics, Inc. Englander DEHP, Lead
07/13/2015 The Allen Company, Inc. Mark Moorberg DEHP, Lead
09/26/2018 The American Brass Manufacturing Company; The Empire Brass Company Vinocur DEHP
08/19/2016 The Art Of Tea LLC Whitney R. Leeman Lead
08/16/2013 The B & F System, Inc. Held DEHP
03/27/2013 The Best Master Enterprises, Inc., Premier Furniture Gallery, Inc. Englander TCEP
07/12/2013 The Best Master Enterprises, Inc.; Premier Furniture Gallery, Inc. Englander DEHP, TCEP, TDCPP
02/05/2013 The Best Quality Furniture Manufacturing, Inc. Vinocur DEHP
02/05/2013 The Best Quality Furniture Manufacturing, Inc. Vinocur TDCPP
06/14/2016 The Big Green Egg, Inc.; Green Acres Nursery & Supply, LLC John Moore Lead
05/17/2013 The Blackstone Group, L.P.; Highgate Hotels, L.P.; Highgate Hotels, Inc.; Wyndham Worldwide Corporation; RP/Kinetic Parc 55 Owner, LLC; BRE Parc 55 Owner, LLC Leeman PAHs
05/31/2013 The Boden Co.; Camping World, Inc. Leeman DEHP
10/28/2016 The Boelter Companies, Inc.; Boelter Brands, LLC Peter Englander DEHP
04/11/2013 The Boppy Company, LLC, Toys "R" Us, Inc. Vinocur TDCPP
12/01/2015 The Burmax Company, Inc. Anthony E. Held DINP
11/25/2014 The C. H. Hanson Company Anthony E. Held DEHP
02/27/2015 The C. H. Hanson Company; Vogue Industries Limited Partnership; Safety Flag Co. of America, A Division of Vogue Industries Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. DEHP
03/30/2017 The C.H. Hanson Company Paul Wozniak DEHP
06/29/2017 The Container Store Group, Inc. Laurence Vinocur DEHP
08/20/2015 The Danielson Company; Sears Holdings Corporation Whitney R. Leeman DEHP
02/26/2014 The Dollfus Mieg Company, Inc. Leeman DEHP
08/28/2014 The Dollfus Mieg Company, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman DEHP
01/23/2015 The Dollfus Mieg Company, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman DEHP
12/13/2013 The Ergo Baby Carrier, Inc.; Orbit Baby, Inc. Held TDCPP
01/30/2013 The Fairfield Processing Corporation, Michaels Stores, Inc. Vinocur TDCPP
05/10/2012 The Faucet-Queens, Inc. Moore DEHP
08/28/2014 The Faucet-Queens, Inc. Anthony E. Held DEHP
07/11/2012 The Fletcher-Terry Company, LLC Englander DEHP
09/24/2015 The Fountainhead Group, Inc. Peter Englander DEHP
08/31/2012 The French Gourmet, Inc. Leeman PAHs
03/31/2015 The Gerson Company Russell Brimer DEHP
08/10/2015 The Gorilla Glue Company Anthony E. Held DINP
07/11/2012 The Habit Restaurants, LLC Leeman PAHs
04/23/2019 The Haddad Apparel Group, Ltd. Wozniak DEHP
08/19/2016 The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
11/21/2017 The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
05/21/2014 The Hartz Group, Inc.; The Hartz Mountain Corporation Moorberg DEHP
09/29/2016 The Hillman Group, Inc.; The Hillman Companies, Inc.; Catalina Coating & Plastics Inc.; Catalina Coating & Plastics Inc. d.b.a. Catalina Graphic Films John Moore DEHP, Lead
05/01/2013 The Homax Group, Inc.; Homax Products, Inc. Leeman DEHP
08/01/2017 The Home Depot, Inc. Peter Englander DEHP
04/30/2014 The Home Depot, Inc., Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., KKU Incorporated Leeman DEHP
11/15/2013 The Home Depot, Inc.; Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. Leeman DEHP
02/14/2018 The Home Depot, Inc.; Interline Brands, Inc. Laurence Vinocur DEHP
08/31/2012 The Import Collection Moore DEHP
10/24/2017 The Import Collection Anthony E. Held DEHP
08/20/2015 The Innovak Group, Inc.; Johnson Level & Tool Mfg. Co., Inc. Whitney R. Leeman DEHP, Lead
01/27/2017 The Keeney Manufacturing Company Anthony E. Held Lead
11/25/2014 The Kroger Co. Anthony E. Held Benzophenone
07/13/2015 The Kroger Co. Anthony E. Held DINP
03/21/2018 The McEvoy Group, LLC; Galison Publishing LLC John Moore DEHP
04/24/2015 The Meyer Company Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. DINP
09/24/2015 The Michaels Companies, Inc.; Michaels Stores, Inc. Anthony E. Held DINP
08/20/2019 The Michaels Companies, Inc.; Michaels Stores, Inc. Vinocur Lead
03/26/2014 The Music Link Corporation Wozniak DEHP, Lead
01/17/2013 The Music People Inc. Vinocur DEHP
01/10/2013 The Music People Inc., Guitar Center, Inc. Vinocur TDCPP
03/30/2017 The Music People, Inc. Paul Wozniak DEHP
01/27/2017 The Noco Company Anthony E. Held Lead
10/28/2016 The Orvis Company, Inc. Peter Englander DEHP
11/21/2012 The Premium Connection, Inc. Englander DEHP, Lead
04/27/2016 The Procter & Gamble Company; Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. Anthony E. Held Benzophenone
07/30/2014 The Regent Group, Inc.; Regent Products Corp.; Inventory Liquidators Corp. Paul Wozniak 4,4'-MDA
03/13/2015 The Scott Fetzer Company; Wayne/Scott Fetzer Company Laurence Vinocur DEHP
05/31/2018 The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company; The Scotts Company LLC Vinocur DEHP
07/29/2016 The Tao of Tea LLC; Piedmont Grocery Company Whitney R. Leeman Naphthalene
08/19/2016 The Tao of Tea LLC; Piedmont Grocery Company Whitney R. Leeman Lead, Naphthalene
01/10/2013 The TJX Companies, Inc. Englander TDCPP
07/30/2014 The TJX Companies, Inc.; Homegoods, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman DEHP
03/31/2015 The TJX Companies, Inc.; Homegoods, Inc.; Premiere Living Products, LLC Dr. Whitney R. Leeman DEHP
01/30/2015 The Tranzonic Companies Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. DINP
09/15/2015 The Upper Deck Company, LLC Whitney R. Leeman DEHP
06/30/2016 The Upper Deck Company, LLC; The Upper Deck Company Dr. Whitney R. Leeman DEHP
01/08/2013 The Uttermost Co., Furniture Brands International, Inc., Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. Englander TDCPP
02/25/2013 The Uttermost Co., Furniture Brands International, Inc., Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. Englander TCEP
08/31/2012 The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. Brimer DEHP
05/24/2012 The Wheat Group, Inc. Brimer Lead
02/26/2014 The Wise Co., Inc. Leeman DEHP
04/11/2013 Theodore Alexander USA, Inc. Englander TDCPP
11/15/2013 Therm-O-Web, Inc. Leeman DEHP
08/31/2012 Thermwell Products Co. Inc. Englander DEHP
02/23/2017 Thexton Manufacturing Company Paul Wozniak DEHP
12/20/2012 Things Remembered, Inc. Vinocur DEHP
10/26/2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. Brimer DEHP
05/17/2013 Thread Kits Company Leeman DEHP, Lead
08/20/2019 Three By Three, Inc.; The Container Store, Inc. Vinocur DEHP
01/04/2013 Three Hands Corporation Englander TDCPP
02/25/2013 Three Hands Corporation, Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation Englander TDCPP
08/30/2013 Thro, Ltd., Tuesday Morning Corporation Held DEHP
03/21/2018 Tierra-Derco International, LLC Laurence Vinocur DEHP
03/21/2018 Tilly’s, Inc.; World of Jeans & Tops Laurence Vinocur DEHP
09/30/2014 Tingley Rubber Corporation John Moore DEHP
12/01/2015 Tippmann Sports, LLC Whitney R. Leeman DEHP
09/12/2017 TMI Acquisition, LLC; TM International John Moore DEHP
02/14/2018 TMI Acquisition, LLC; TM International; Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. John Moore DEHP
12/13/2017 TNT Sales Golden Inc.; TNT Sales Co. Anthony E. Held DEHP
02/26/2013 Tomy Corporation, Tomy International, Inc., Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation Vinocur TCEP
02/26/2013 Tomy Corporation, Tomy International, Inc., Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation Vinocur TDCPP
07/31/2015 Tomy Corporation; Tomy International, Inc. Anthony E. Held DINP
08/01/2017 Too Good Gourmet, Inc. Peter Englander Lead