Whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. resolved his allegations against the defendants Golden Delta Enterprises, Inc. (“Golden Delta”) and Pleaser USA, Inc. (“Pleaser”) in the case Held v. Golden Delta Enterprises, Inc.; Pleaser USA, Inc., et al., when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on March 18, 2013. In this enforcement action, Held...
On December 16, 2008, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Applied Micro Circuits Corporation ("AMCC") sold controller cards, evaluation boards, switchboards, and integrated circuits, all with solder containing...
In the enforcement action Brimer v. Gresham, Joseph & Reitan Sales, Inc., the parties executed a Consent Judgment on April 11, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations that the defendant Gresham, Joseph, and Reitan Sales, Inc. (“Gresham”) sold baskets with vinyl/PVC components containing the heavy metal lead in the State of...
In the enforcement action Brimer v. Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. the parties executed a Consent Judgment on April 12, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations that the defendant Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. (“Petco”) sold photo frames containing the heavy metal lead, vinyl/PVC raincoats containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
On May 24, 2007, the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Apple Farm Collections-SLO, Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant, Apple Farm Collections-SLO, Inc. ("Apple Farm"), sold bowls and other ceramic containers with colored artwork on the food contact surface and/...
On February 26, 2003, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Adams Apple Distributing, L.P., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Adams Apple Distributing, Inc. sold light bulbs with one or more solder points on the base containing lead in the State of California without providing the...
On February 2, 2009, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. AOpen America Incorporated, which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant AOpen America Incorporated ("AOpen") sold motherboards with solder containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and settling party Antex (Electronics) Limited ("Antex") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on November 17, 1999, resolving DiPirro's allegations that Antex sold soldering equipment and finished products which, when used in a reasonable and foreseeable manner, expose users to Proposition 65 chemicals, such as lead...
Anna’s Linen Company elected to address its Proposition 65 liability by opting into the terms of the Consent Judgment entered by the San Francisco Superior Court in the matter of Russell Brimer v. The Boelter Companies, et al. on April 6, 2006. In doing so, it became a member of a class of settling defendants who agreed to virtually eliminate the heavy metals lead...
On August 23, 2007, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendants, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Anheuser-Busch Gift Shop, and Promotional Products Group (collectively "Anheuser-Busch"), sold mugs, ceramic containers, and...
