Posted on October 30, 2013
The Chanler Group, an environmental law firm, reached a settlement on behalf of its client Whitney Leeman, Ph.D. with food service company Farmer Bros., which serves products to over 60,000 hospitality, healthcare, gaming and retail establishments in the United States. Dr. Leeman claimed that...
Posted on October 30, 2013
John Lombardi has filed a lawsuit against his previous employer, George Washington University (GW), for unlawful termination in connection with his attempts to blow the whistle on GW’s contract fraud on the Department of State.
GW obtained subcontracts through Science Applications...
Posted on October 30, 2013
According to new studies, the chemicals Bispehnol A (“BPA”) and Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) have been linked to obesity and insulin resistance in adolescents. DEHP is a phthalate chemical that has been designated by the State of California as known to cause...
Posted on October 30, 2013
The government has intervened in a lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act against United States Investigations Services LLC (USIS) in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, the Department of Justice announced today. The lawsuit alleges that USIS failed to perform quality...
Posted on October 30, 2013
According to the Solar Means Business 2013 report produced by the Solar Energy Industries Association, companies all over America, including some of the most recognizable brands, are implementing solar energy projects at an unprecedented rate. The report concluded that the 10 businesses with...
Posted on October 29, 2013
Fox Rx, Inc. has filed a complaint against Walgreens Company in the federal district court of the Southern District of New York for violations of the False Claims Act. Walgreens allegedly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to state and federal health care programs such as...
Posted on October 29, 2013
Excerpted from full article at EnvironmentalLeader.com
The Chanler Group reached a settlement with China’s Hangzhou GreatStar Tool Company, in the first example of California’s Proposition 65 being used for international prosecution, the law firm said. Plaintiff Peter...
Posted on October 28, 2013
TCG clients Anthony Held and Peter Englander served 13 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 on Friday, Oct. 25. The notices were served to companies offering products such as furniture and exercise equipment for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or...
Posted on October 25, 2013
The Chanler Group (www.chanler.com), an environmental law firm, reached a settlement on behalf of its client, Peter Englander, with a Chinese manufacturer of products alleged to contain the reproductive toxin di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, commonly known as DEHP. Mr. Englander alleged that the foreign...
Posted on October 25, 2013
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced last month that it has proposed the nation’s first drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium (chromium-6). The proposed Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) of 10 parts per billion (ppb) is expected to be adopted following the...
