firm casework - enforcement
June 17, 2014
Out-of-Court Settlement Agreement
Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling parties Seymour Midwest LLC, formerly known as Midwest Rake Company, LLC, and Seymour Manufacturing Co., Inc. (collectively, “Seymour”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 17, 2014, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Seymour sold vinyl/PVC hand tool grips containing the phthalate...
June 6, 2014
Out-of-Court Settlement Agreement
Citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Mechanical Servants, Inc. (“Mechanical Servants”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 6, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Mechanical Servants sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in...
June 2, 2014
Consent Judgment
The parties involved in the case Held v. CSS, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on June 2, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E., alleged that CSS, Inc. (“CSS”) sold pliers with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
May 30, 2014
Consent Judgment
The parties involved in the enforcement action Leeman v. Midwest Products Co., Inc. executed an agreement on May 30, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., alleged that the defendant Midwest Products Co., Inc. (“Midwest”) sold tools with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“...
May 29, 2014
Out-of-Court Settlement Agreement
On May 29, 2014, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., made against settling party Dutro Company (“Dutro”). In this matter, Leeman alleged that Dutro sold hand trucks with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“...
May 21, 2014
Out-of-Court Settlement Agreement
The parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on May 21, 2014, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., made against settling party Marshalltown Company (“Marshalltown”). In this matter, Leeman alleged that Marshalltown sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)...
May 21, 2014
Out-of-Court Settlement Agreement
Whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party MTD Products Company (“MTD”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on May 21, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that MTD sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
May 14, 2014
Out-of-Court Settlement Agreement
On May 14, 2014, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., made against settling party T. Christy Enterprises (“T. Christy”). In this matter, Leeman alleged that T. Christy sold vinyl/PVC knife grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...

