Posted on December 3, 2012
In March 2012, the Center for Science in the Public Interest reported that lab tests showed Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Diet Coke, and Diet Pepsi contained high levels of 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer. 4-MEI is used in the manufacture of caramel...
Posted on November 27, 2012
President Obama today signed the Whistleblower Protection Enahncement Act into law. The law, which was passed by both houses of Congress by unanimous consent, expands the protections for federal workers to report misconduct, fraud and illegality, expands the penalties imposed for violating...
Posted on November 21, 2012
On November 21, 2012, Russell Brimer, Peter Englander, and Laurence Vinocur, clients of The Chanler Group, served a combined total of 28 new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing lead (Pb) and/or phthalates (DEHP, DBP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65...
Posted on November 15, 2012
On November 15, 2012, Peter Englander, a TCG client, obtained approval of a first-of-its-kind settlement with Accoutrements, a seller of bandages and other products, in which Accoutrements agreed to reformulate its plastic adhesive bandages to be free of phthalates, chemicals known to cause...
Posted on October 30, 2012
In her ongoing efforts to protect the public in California against exposure to carcinogenic chemicals found in flame-cooked hamburgers, Dr. Whitney Leeman, a client of The Chanler Group, has recently issued a dozen new 60-Day notices for restaurants and stores that serve flame-cooked burgers found...
Posted on October 23, 2012
On October 23, 2012, a court approved a ground-breaking settlement involving garden tools, hand tools, and kitchen utensils in a case brought by Russell Brimer, Peter Englander, and John Moore, clients of TCG. Sixteen consumer manufacturers have agreed to reformulate the grips on the tools and...
Posted on October 18, 2012
According to the Corporate Crime Reporter, federal and state whistleblower claims under the False Claims Act resulted in more than $9 billion in recoveries in 2012, more than double the amount in 2011. A single Medicaid HMO case in California was responsible for $300 million of that,...
Posted on October 16, 2012
A CVS subsidiary, RxAmerica, has agreed to a $5 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice based on allegations that they defrauded the Medicare prescription drug plan. RxAmerica allegedly received Medicare Part D payments for covered generic prescription medication at prices that...
Posted on October 16, 2012
Three fleece hoodie and t-shirt sets have been recalled by manufacturer Children’s Apparel Network for containing excessive levels of lead in the coating on their zipper pulls, in violation of the federal lead paint standard. The hoodies came in three designs: a Snow White design, a...
Posted on October 15, 2012
CNN reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized 1,300 Halloween costumes containing high levels of lead, made in China, that were on their way to the State of Washington. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the costumes contain 11 times the allowable limit...
