On July 31, 2012, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendant Rite Aid Corporation ("Rite Aid") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Rite Aid sold battery powered light strands with wires that contain the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and Richmond Lighting dba J.B. Hirsch Co. executed a Consent Judgment on September 6, 2002, resolving citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that Richmond Lighting sold tiffany-style lamps containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement,...
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations were resolved on January 29, 2007, when the Honorable Peter J. Busch granted the parties' motion to approve the Consent Judgment in the case Brimer v. Rejuvenation Inc., et. al. In this matter, Brimer alleged that the defendant Rejuvenation Inc. ("Rejuvenation") sold glass and metal lamp shades containing the...
A Consent Judgment in the DiPirro v. Orchard Supply Hardware Corporation, et al. matter, heard in the Alameda County Superior Court, was entered on September 27, 2002. The Consent Judgment resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Orchard Supply Hardware Corporation ("Orchard") sold suncatcher home and garden decorative products...
The San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Orchard Supply Hardware Corporation, et al. on August 18, 2003. The settlement resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendant Orchard Supply Hardware Corporation sold certain Tiffany-style garden decorative products containing lead in the State of California without...
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Oneida Ltd. on July 2, 2002. This enforcement action resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that Oneida Ltd., Cristalleria Artistica La Piana, and Royal Crystal Rock (collectively referred to as "Oneida") sold certain crystalware containing lead in the State of California...
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 reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Our clients allege...
