Posted on November 9, 2015
Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court alleging that Bentex Group has exposed citizens of California to the toxic heavy metal lead without the requisite health hazard warning.
Lead is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or...
Posted on November 2, 2015
Pottery Barn Kids has issued a recall of Avengers and Darth Vader themed stainless steel water bottles due to excessive lead levels in the gray paint on the exterior of the bottles, which violate the federal lead paint standard.
One water bottle features images of Thor, the Incredible Hulk, and...
Posted on November 2, 2015
Warner Chilcott U.S. Sales LLC, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical manufacturer Warner Chilcott PLC, has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of health care fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. The plea agreement is part of a global settlement with the United States in...
Posted on October 30, 2015
Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has issued 13 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as gloves, archery bows, and exercise armbands in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health...
Posted on October 30, 2015
The federal government has elected to intervene in three False Claims Act lawsuits against SavaSeniorCare LLC and related entities (Sava), alleging that Sava knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services that were not medically...
Posted on October 28, 2015
Mark Moorberg has entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement with W.J. Deutsch & Sons in regards to alleged violations of Proposition 65. Moorberg alleged that WJD sold carrying cases that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warnings. ...
Posted on October 26, 2015
Millennium Health has agreed to pay $246 million to resolve allegations that Millennium knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims for medically unnecessary urine drug and genetic testing and for providing free items to physicians who agreed to refer expensive laboratory testing...
Posted on October 23, 2015
John Moore has issued 12 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as gloves, headphones, and vinyl/PVC tubing in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning....
Posted on October 21, 2015
The U.S. Department of Justice announced last week that it has resolved a $237 million judgment against Tuomey Healthcare System for knowingly submitting or causing the submission of false claims to Medicare for services referred by physicians with whom the hospital had improper financial...
Posted on October 21, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has successfully negotiated a settlement with Neiman Marcus in regards to “wired” earmuffs with vinyl/PVC cords that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP. Held alleged that Neiman Marcus offered these ear muffs for sale without the Proposition 65 warning that was...
