Posted on July 28, 2015
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and Midland Radio Corporation have reached a settlement agreement regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Vinocur alleged that Midland sold headsets with cords containing the phthalate chemical DEHP, which is known to the State of California to cause...
Posted on July 24, 2015
Laurence Vinocur has successfully negotiated a settlement with InMusic Brands, Numark International, and Numark Industries (collectively, “InMusic”) regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Vinocur had alleged that InMusic sold headphones with vinyl/PVC components that...
Posted on July 21, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court against Kimberly-Clark Corporation alleging violations of California’s Proposition 65. Proposition 65 requires companies offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause...
Posted on July 17, 2015
Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has negotiated a successful settlement with Dick’s Sporting Goods regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Leeman had alleged that Dick’s Sporting Goods sold cooking utensils with vinyl/PVC grips that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the...
Posted on July 17, 2015
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Blanding Health Mart Pharmacy has agreed to pay $8.4 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the government, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced earlier this week.
The...
Posted on July 14, 2015
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...
Posted on July 10, 2015
Covan World Wide Moving, Inc., Coleman American Moving Services, Inc., and other related entities with home offices in Dothan, Ala. have agreed to pay $5 million to settle allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the federal government, the U.S. Attorney...
Posted on July 9, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has filed a complaint against Inteplast Group in Alameda County Superior Court alleging violations of Proposition 65. Proposition 65 requires companies offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer, birth defects, or...
Posted on July 8, 2015
AstraZeneca and Cephalon have agreed to pay $46.5 million and $7.5 million, respectively, to resolve allegations that the companies knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to state and federal health care programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week....
Posted on July 6, 2015
Dr. Whitney Leeman has negotiated a successful settlement with PlanAhead regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Leeman alleged that PlanAhead sold organizers with vinyl/PVC covers that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is...
