Posted on July 6, 2015
LB&B Associates Inc. and its principals, Lily A. Brandon and F. Edward Brandon, have agreed to pay $7.8 million to the federal government to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) 8(a...
Posted on July 2, 2015
Mark Moorberg has negotiated a settlement with Tara Toy Corp. regarding allegations that Tara Toy violated Proposition 65 by selling children’s purses containing the heavy metal lead without the requisite health hazard warning. Lead is known to the State of California to cause cancer,...
Posted on July 1, 2015
Paul Wozniak has filed a complaint in Alameda County Superior Court alleging that Certified International Corp. violated Proposition 65. Wozniak alleges that Certified International sold mugs in California that contained the heavy metal lead, a chemical known to the State of California to...
Posted on June 30, 2015
VMware Inc. and Carahsoft Technology Corporation have agreed to pay $75.5 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the federal government, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. VMware is a Delaware corporation that...
Posted on June 29, 2015
Anthony Held and Mark Moorberg issued 20 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 last week, to companies offering products such as sunscreen, tumblers with exterior designs and vinyl/PVC cutting mats for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or...
Posted on June 26, 2015
DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc., the largest provider of dialysis services in the United States, has agreed to pay $450 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs, the U.S. Department of Justice...
Posted on June 26, 2015
Northern Tool + Equipment has issued a recall for the Little Digger Toy, a stationary scooper toy with moveable poles and a red painted steel frame that turns out to contain levels of lead in excess of federal law. The toy was sold from August 2014 through June 2015 under the Wel-Bilt Brand....
Posted on June 25, 2015
Paul Wozniak has filed a complaint in Marin County Court against Nordstrom alleging violations of Proposition 65. Wozniak alleges that Nordstrom sold drinking glasses with exterior designs that contain the heavy metal lead. Lead is known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth...
Posted on June 24, 2015
Maryland-based Education Affiliates has agreed to pay $13 million to the federal government to resolve allegations knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. EA is a for-profit education company...
Posted on June 23, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has successfully negotiated a settlement with Jasco Products Company regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Held alleged that Jasco sold vinyl/PVC electrical tape that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is...
