Posted on January 5, 2016
University Furnishings LP and its general partner, Freedom Furniture Group Inc. (collectively, “University Furnishings”) have agreed to pay $15 million to resolve allegations that the companies knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims by making false statements to...
Posted on December 30, 2015
Peter Englander, Dr. Anthony E. Held, and Dr. Whitney R. Leeman are closing out 2015 with 20 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as vinyl/PVC gloves, electronics cables, and vinyl/PVC rain coats in California that contain chemicals known to the...
Posted on December 28, 2015
John Moore has negotiated a settlement with 3N Optical (dba Site for Sore Eyes) regarding allegations that 3N Optical sold vinyl eyewear cases that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth...
Posted on December 28, 2015
21st Century Oncology LLC has agreed to pay $19.75 million to the federal government to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this month. 21st Century is a...
Posted on December 23, 2015
Thirty-two hospitals located throughout 15 states have agreed to pay the United States a total of more than $28 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare for minimally-invasive kyphoplasty procedures, the U.S. Department of Justice announced...
Posted on December 23, 2015
Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has filed a complaint against American Honda Motor Co. alleging that the company violated Proposition 65 by selling vinyl/PVC cords and clamp grips that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is a chemical known to the...
Posted on December 21, 2015
Dynasplint Systems Inc. and its founder/president George Hepburn have agreed to pay $10.3 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care program Medicare for splints provided to patients in skilled nursing facilities, the...
Posted on December 21, 2015
Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint against Impact Innovations alleging violations of Proposition 65. Moorberg alleges that Impact Innovations sold vinyl/PVC holiday door decorations that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is a...
Posted on December 16, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has reached a settlement with Philips Holding and Philips North America in regard to alleged violations of Proposition 65. Held alleged that Philips sold headphones with earhooks that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP, which is known to the State of California to cause...
Posted on December 11, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held and McKesson Corporation have reached a settlement for Proposition 65 violations. Dr. Held alleged that McKesson sold vinyl/PVC gloves gloves that contained the phthalate chemical DINP, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. Under Proposition 65 law...
