Posted on September 5, 2014
FGX International has issued a recall of its children’s sunglasses because its surface paint contains lead in excess of federal law.
The sunglasses come in 20 styles of Disney, Marvel, and Sears/Kmart brand, in a variety of colors and with printed images of characters on the frames. ...
Posted on September 5, 2014
FGX International has issued a recall of its children’s sunglasses because its surface paint contains lead in excess of federal law.
The sunglasses come in 20 styles of Disney, Marvel, and Sears/Kmart brand, in a variety of colors and with printed images of characters on the frames. ...
Posted on September 3, 2014
The United States federal government has elected to intervene in two whistleblower lawsuits that allege Evercare Hospice and Palliative Care, now known as Optum Palliative and Hospice Care, knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare, the U.S. Department of Justice...
Posted on September 3, 2014
Dr. Anthony Held last week filed a complaint in Santa Clara County Superior Court alleging that Building Materials Holdings Corp. is offering for sale in California tape measures with vinyl/PVC straps and grips containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) without the requisite health hazard warnings...
Posted on August 29, 2014
Clients Dr. Anthony Held, Dr. Whitney Leeman, Mark Moorberg, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served 28 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday to companies offering products such as sunscreen, headsets, and gloves for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause...
Posted on August 28, 2014
Bank of America Corporation has agreed to pay $16.65 billion to resolved federal and state claims against it and its former and current subsidiaries, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. The bank has agreed to pay a $5 billion penalty under the Financial Institutions Reform,...
Posted on August 25, 2014
Our client Paul Wozniak filed a complaint last week against Toys “R” Us, Inc. alleging that the massive toy retailer offered for sale headphones containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) without the required health hazard warning. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of...
Posted on August 25, 2014
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has agreed to pay $4.2 million to settle allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims in connection with the use of federal funds to impermissibly award a contract, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for...
Posted on August 22, 2014
Thanks to the tireless efforts of Dr. Whitney Leeman, frequent flyers and other travelers can rest assured that their luggage tags are virtually free of toxic chemicals as mandated under Proposition 65. Dr. Leeman and CVS Pharmacy, Inc. have entered into a binding agreement prohibiting the...
Posted on August 21, 2014
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Lois Capps (D-Calif.) and Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) introduced a new Senate bill last month, S2572, or the Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014.
S2572, if enacted, would not only ban food containers that contain Bisphenol A (BPA) but would also...
