Vinocur v. Melissa & Doug, LLC

Submitted by mma on July 16, 2015
Date: 
July 7, 2015
Industry Categories: 
Exercise/Fitness and Sporting Equipment/Accessories
Featured: 
No

Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling party Melissa & Doug, LLC (“M&D”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on July 7, 2015.  Vinocur had alleged that M&D sold tent/shelter fabrics containing the flame retardant chemical tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.

Case PDF: 
application/pdf icons-vinocurvmelissadoug-070715.pdf
Plaintiff: 
Vinocur
Defendant: 
Melissa & Doug, LLC
Type: 
Out-of-Court Settlement
Relief: 
Reformulation, Warnings
Monetary: 
$30,000 - $39,999
Monetary Relief: 
Civil Penalties
Used By: 
Adults/Children
Cross-Post On: 
None

Held v. Normark Corporation

Submitted by mma on July 16, 2015
Date: 
July 10, 2015
Industry Categories: 
Exercise/Fitness and Sporting Equipment/Accessories
Featured: 
No

On July 10, 2015, the parties involved in the case Held v. Normark Corporation executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Normark Corporation (“Normark”) sold fishing tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.  

Case PDF: 
application/pdf icons-heldvnormark-071015.pdf
Plaintiff: 
Held
Defendant: 
Normark Corporation
Type: 
Consent Judgment
Relief: 
Reformulation
Monetary: 
$40,000 - $49,999
Monetary Relief: 
Civil Penalties
Used By: 
Adults/Children
Cross-Post On: 
None

Moore v. Artland, Inc.

Submitted by mma on July 15, 2015
Date: 
July 6, 2015
Industry Categories: 
Decorated Glassware & Ceramicware
Featured: 
No

The parties involved in the case Moore v. Artland, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on July 6, 2015.  In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Artland, Inc. (“Artland”) sold drinking glasses with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.  

Case PDF: 
application/pdf icons-moorevartland-070615.pdf
Plaintiff: 
Moore
Defendant: 
Artland, Inc.
Type: 
Consent Judgment
Relief: 
Reformulation
Monetary: 
$30,000 - $39,999
Monetary Relief: 
Civil Penalties
Used By: 
Adults/Children
Cross-Post On: 
None

Moorberg v. The Lincoln Electric Company, et al.

Submitted by mma on July 15, 2015
Date: 
July 9, 2015
Industry Categories: 
Hardware, Woodworking Power/Machine and Hand Tools
Featured: 
No

The parties involved in the case Moorberg v. The Lincoln Electric Company, et al. executed a Consent Judgment on July 9, 2015.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg alleged that The Lincoln Electric Company (“Lincoln”) and J.W. Harris Company, Inc.

Case PDF: 
application/pdf icons-moorbergvlincoln-070915.pdf
Plaintiff: 
Moorberg
Defendant: 
The Lincoln Electric Company, “J.W. Harris Company, Inc.”
Type: 
Consent Judgment
Relief: 
Reformulation, Warnings
Monetary: 
$60,000 - $69,999
Monetary Relief: 
Civil Penalties
Used By: 
Adults/Children
Cross-Post On: 
None

Moorberg and Held Issue 14 New 60-Day Notices

Submitted by mma on July 14, 2015
July 14, 2015
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Anthony Held and Mark Moorberg issued 14 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 yesterday, to companies offering products such as gloves, headsets, and hand tools in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning.  These citizen enforcers allege that the companies’ products contain the phthalate chemicals DEHP and/or DINP and/or the heavy metal lead.  DINP is known to the State of California to cause cancer, while DEHP and lead are known to the State to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm.  The noticed companies include Avedis Zildjian, The Allen Company, and Sally Beauty Holdings.

See below for a partial list of notices

 

Product Chemical Alleged Violator Citizen Enforcer
Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips; Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips DEHP, Lead The Allen Company, Inc. Mark Moorberg
Cymbal Bags with Vinyl/PVC Components DEHP Avedis Zildjian Co. Mark Moorberg
Vinyl/PVC Gloves DEHP International Sourcing Company, Inc. Mark Moorberg
Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components DEHP QC Supply, LLC Mark Moorberg
Vinyl/PVC Gloves DINP Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. Anthony E. Held
Vinyl/PVC Booster Cable Clamp Grips DEHP Schumacher Electric Corporation Mark Moorberg
Vinyl/PVC Gloves DINP Seidman Associates; The Safety Zone, LLC Anthony E. Held
Vinyl/PVC Gloves DINP Spilo Worldwide, Inc. Anthony E. Held
Headsets with Vinyl/PVC Components  DEHP Turtle Beach Corporation; Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. Mark Moorberg

See our most recent 60-Day Notices

Cross-Post On: 
Both

Yasutomo Inc.

Submitted by mma on July 13, 2015
Notice Date: 
July 13, 2015
Alleged Harm: 
Birth Defects, (Other) Reproductive Harm
Plaintiff: 
Mark Moorberg
Defendant: 
Yasutomo Inc.
Sub-Industry Code: 
Art Supplies
Designated For Use By: 
Adult/Child Use
Attached PDFs: 
application/pdf icon60daynotice-yasutomo_7-13-15.pdf

Turtle Beach Corporation; Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.

Submitted by mma on July 13, 2015
Notice Date: 
July 13, 2015
Alleged Harm: 
Birth Defects, (Other) Reproductive Harm
Plaintiff: 
Mark Moorberg
Defendant: 
Turtle Beach Corporation; Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
Sub-Industry Code: 
Peripherals & Accessories
Designated For Use By: 
Adult/Child Use
Attached PDFs: 
application/pdf icon60daynotice-turtlebeach_7-13-15.pdf

Spilo Worldwide, Inc.

Submitted by mma on July 13, 2015
Notice Date: 
July 13, 2015
Alleged Harm: 
Cancer
Plaintiff: 
Anthony E. Held
Defendant: 
Spilo Worldwide, Inc.
Sub-Industry Code: 
Medical Supplies
Designated For Use By: 
Adult/Child Use
Attached PDFs: 
application/pdf icon60daynotice-spiloworldwide_7-13-15.pdf

Seidman Associates; The Safety Zone, LLC

Submitted by mma on July 13, 2015
Notice Date: 
July 13, 2015
Alleged Harm: 
Cancer
Plaintiff: 
Anthony E. Held
Defendant: 
Seidman Associates; The Safety Zone, LLC
Sub-Industry Code: 
Medical Supplies
Designated For Use By: 
Adult/Child Use
Attached PDFs: 
application/pdf icon60daynotice-seidman_7-13-15.pdf

Schumacher Electric Corporation

Submitted by mma on July 13, 2015
Notice Date: 
July 13, 2015
Alleged Harm: 
Birth Defects, (Other) Reproductive Harm
Plaintiff: 
Mark Moorberg
Defendant: 
Schumacher Electric Corporation
Sub-Industry Code: 
Emergency Kits
Designated For Use By: 
Adult/Child Use
Attached PDFs: 
application/pdf icon60daynotice-schumacher_7-13-15.pdf
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