Posted on June 18, 2015
Russell Brimer has filed a complaint in Santa Clara County Court alleging that Standard Motor Products, Inc. violated Proposition 65 by selling hand tools with vinyl/PVC grips that contain the phthalate chemical DEHP without a health hazard warning. DEHP is known to the State of California to...
Posted on June 17, 2015
Florida-based Hebrew Homes Health Network and its former president and executive director William Zubkoff have agreed to pay $17 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday....
Posted on June 15, 2015
Washington, D.C.-based Children’s Hospital and Children’s National Medical Center Inc. and its affiliated entities (CNMC) have agreed to pay $12.9 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Department of Health and Human...
Posted on June 15, 2015
Paul Wozniak has negotiated a settlement with 99 Cents Only Stores regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Wozniak had alleged that 99 Cents Only sold glass bottles with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. Lead...
Posted on June 5, 2015
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has appealed a California court decision to refuse the reversal of the designation of the phthalate DINP as a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, according to ChemicalWatch. The ACC contends that there is insufficient evidence to...
Posted on June 1, 2015
New Jersey-based Garden State Cardiovascular Specialists P.C. (“Garden State”), which owns and operates several facilities in New Jersey under the names NJ Medcare/NJ Heart, has agreed to pay over $3.6 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission...
Posted on June 1, 2015
Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. and Belkin International, a major manufacturer of consumer electronics and connectivity devices, have reached a settlement agreement for alleged violations of Proposition 65. Held alleged that Belkin offered for sale in California vinyl/PVC coated cables used with...
Posted on May 29, 2015
Orbit Medical Inc. and Rehab Medical Inc. have agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve allegations that the companies knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs for power wheelchairs and accessories, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier...
Posted on May 27, 2015
Paul Wozniak has successfully negotiated a settlement with major toy retailer Toys “R” Us in regards to alleged violations of Proposition 65. Wozniak alleged that Toys “R” Us offered for sale headphones with vinyl/PVC ear cushions that contained the phthalate chemical...
Posted on May 22, 2015
Anthony Held, Whitney Leeman, John Moore, and Laurence Vinocur collectively issued 20 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 yesterday, to companies offering products such as hand tools, spoon rests, and gloves for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause...
