Posted on April 10, 2015
Dr. Whitney Leeman has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court alleging that Office Depot violated Proposition 65 by selling tools containing the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/...
Posted on April 6, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has secured a settlement with Shurtape Technologies, LLC for alleged violations of Proposition 65. Held alleged that Shurtape sold vinyl/PVC electrical tape that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is known to the...
Posted on April 1, 2015
Russell Brimer, Dr. Anthony Held, and Dr. Whitney Leeman served 23 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday to companies offering products such as vinyl/PVC electrical tape, hand tools, and light cords for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer...
Posted on March 30, 2015
Laurence Vinocur has negotiated a settlement with Yamaha Corporation of America regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Vinocur alleged that Yamaha sold benches with vinyl/PVC seats in California that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP, which is known to the State to cause birth...
Posted on March 25, 2015
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company has agreed to pay $44 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that it knowingly issued insurance policies that were ineligible under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) federal crop insurance program and falsified documents, the...
Posted on March 23, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has secured a settlement with Product Quest Manufacturing LLC in regard to allegations that the company sold sunscreen containing the chemical benzophenone without the requisite health hazard warnings.
Benzophenone is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and...
Posted on March 20, 2015
Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation (Adventist) has agreed to pay $5.4 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs Medicare and TRICARE by providing radiation oncology services to...
Posted on March 18, 2015
Our client Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court against Kroger Co., alleging that the company violated Proposition 65 by selling sunscreen containing the chemical benzophenone without the requisite health hazard warning. Benzophenone is a chemical...
Posted on March 16, 2015
Our client Paul Wozniak has negotiated a settlement with Newell Rubbermaid Inc., Calphalon Corporation, Irwin Industrial Tool Company, and Sanford, L.P. (collectively, “Newell”) in regards to alleged Proposition 65 violations. Wozniak alleged that Newell sold nylon cooking...
Posted on March 13, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held, John Moore, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served 16 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation today to companies offering products such as headphones, glass beverage dispensers, and cosmetic cases in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer...
