The parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on March 19, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D.’s allegations that the settling party Berkeley Bowl Produce, Inc. (“Berkeley Bowl”) sold flame-cooked ground beef containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, including benz[a]anthracene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[b]fluoranthene,...
In the enforcement action Brimer v. Royal Doulton USA, Inc., et al., the Honorable Nancy L. Davis approved a Consent Judgment on December 20, 2007. The Consent Judgment included an opt-in program which provided citizen enforcer Russell Brimer with the ability to send 60-Day Notices of Violation to each entity that submitted an Opt-In Stipulation. On April 29, 2008...
Anthony Held, a client of The Chanler Group, served six 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday. The notices were served to companies offering products such as pillows, hand tools, and pet carriers for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Held alleges that the...
The Honorable Roy O. Chernus of the Marin County Superior Court granted the parties’ motion to approve the Consent Judgment in the case Held et al. v. Alticor, Inc., et al., on March 7, 2012. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcers John Moore and Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.’s allegations that eighteen defendants sold products containing phthalate...
In the enforcement action Brimer v. Royal Doulton USA, Inc., et al., the Honorable Nancy L. Davis approved a Consent Judgment on December 20, 2007. The Consent Judgment included an opt-in program which provided citizen enforcer Russell Brimer with the ability to send 60-Day Notices of Violation to each entity that submitted an Opt-In Stipulation. On April 29, 2008...
The dispute between citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and defendant Aramco Imports, Inc. that was originally resolved on November 20, 2009 in Brimer v. Aramco Imports, Inc., et al., was recently reviewed when Brimer alleged that Aramco had sold mugs with colored artwork that violated the terms of the Agreement. On March 6, 2012, Brimer and Aramco entered into an out-of-...
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations against settling party Avery Dennison Corporation and subsidiary Avery Denison Office Products Company (collectively "Avery") were resolved on March 1, 2013, when the parties entered into a Settlement Agreement. Brimer alleged that Avery sold card holders and binders containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)...
The parties executed a Consent Judgment in Moore v. S.P. Richards Company, et al., on March 6, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations that the defendant S.P. Richards Company (“S.P. Richards”) sold pencil cases/pouches containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against settling party Norcom, Inc. (“Norcom”) were resolved on March 12, 2013, when the parties entered into a Settlement Agreement. Brimer alleged that Norcom sold ledger/cash books with vinyl/PVC covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against settling party Neil International, Inc. (“Neil”) were resolved on March 12, 2013, when the parties entered into a Settlement Agreement. Brimer alleged that Neil sold business card holders with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State...
