firm casework - enforcement
June 28, 2013
Out-of-Court Settlement Agreement
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against settling party Hoshino (USA), Inc. (“Hoshino”) were resolved on June 28, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Hoshino sold stools with vinyl/PVC seats containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“...
June 13, 2013
Consent Judgment
In the enforcement action Englander v. Hangzhou GreatStar Tool Co., Ltd., the parties executed a Consent Judgment on June 13, 2013. The case resolved citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations that the defendant Hangzhou GreatStar Tool Co., Ltd. (“GreatStar Tool”) sold tools with vinyl grips and stools with vinyl seats containing the phthalate...
June 12, 2013
Consent Judgment
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and the defendants Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. and Neatfreak Group Inc. (collectively “Neatfreak”) executed a Consent Judgment on June 12, 2013. In this matter, Brimer alleged that Neatfreak sold laundry totes with vinyl/PVC handles containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite...
June 10, 2013
Out-of-Court Settlement
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against settling party Master Manufacturing Co., Inc. (“Master Manufacturing”) were resolved on June 10, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Master Manufacturing sold vinyl shoulder cushions containing the phthalate chemical di...
June 4, 2013
Consent Judgment
The parties involved in the complex case Moore v. American Biltrite, et al., executed a Consent Judgment on June 4, 2013. In this enforcement action, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that the defendant Mannington Mills, Inc. (“Mannington”) sold vinyl sheet flooring containing the phthalate chemical butyl benzyl phthalate (“BBP”) in the...
May 31, 2013
Default Judgment
The Honorable Judge William J. Monahan of the Santa Clara County Superior Court issued a Default Judgment in the enforcement action Brimer v. Bam Brokerage, Inc. on May 31, 2013. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that the defendant Bam Brokerage, Inc. (“Bam Brokerage”) sold folding chairs in travel bags containing the heavy metal...
May 15, 2013
Out-of-Court Settlement
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against settling party Thomas Nelson, Inc. (“Thomas Nelson”) were resolved on May 15, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. Brimer alleged that Thomas Nelson sold books with vinyl/PVC covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
May 15, 2013
Out-of-Court Settlement
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against the settling party United Technologies Corporation by and on behalf of its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc. (“UTC”) were resolved on May 15, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. Brimer alleged that UTC sold...

