On March 8, 2007, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. CBS Broadcasting, Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ("CBS") sold glasses and ceramic mugs with colored artwork on the surface containing the heavy metal lead and cadmium in the State of California...
The San Francisco Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in the case Brimer v. Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Restaurants, Inc., et al., on July 20, 2005, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations that defendants Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Restaurants, Inc., Hard Rock Café, Hard Rock Café International, and Progressive Specialty Glass (“Defendants...
On June 5, 2007, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Archie McPhee & Co., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant, Mark L. Pahlow dba Accoutrements (aka Archie McPhee & Co.), sold glassware with colored artwork on the exterior containing the heavy metal lead and/or cadmium in the...
On December 6, 2007, the Stanislaus County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. The World of 98 Cents, Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that defendant The World of 98 Cents ("98 Cents") sold oil bottles and other glass containers with colored artwork containing the heavy metal lead on their exterior in...
Russian Standard Vodka, Inc. 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 June 19, 2006. In doing so, it became a member of a class of settling defendants who agreed to virtually eliminate the heavy metals...
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...
The Chanler Group’s groundbreaking case against fifteen manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of Halloween products for children and adults was resolved on October 2, 2012, when the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Forum Novelties, Inc. et al. The Halloween Group enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph....
The Chanler Group’s groundbreaking case against fifteen manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of Halloween products for children and adults was resolved on October 2, 2012, when the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Forum Novelties, Inc. et al. The Halloween Group enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph....
On December 14, 2010, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E., and settling defendant Zoom Eyeworks, Inc. ("Zoom") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Zoom sold eyeglass cases with vinyl components containing the heavy metal lead and the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in...
On July 8, 2010, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant Travel Caddy, Inc. ("Travel Caddy") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Travel Caddy sold luggage tags containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the health hazard warnings required by Proposition 65.
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