Proposition 65
August 2, 2012
On August 2, 2010, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. ACCO Brands Corporation, et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant Coats & Clark Inc. ("Coats & Clark") sold vinyl coated tape measures containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing...
June 24, 1999
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and Century Manufacturing Co. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 24, 1999. This Agreement was later brought before the San Francisco County Superior Court for approval on June 29, 1999. The Settlement Agreement resolved DiPirro’s allegations that Cascade sold welding equipment and welding accessories,...
Carbon monoxide, Century Manufacturing Co., Chromium, Lead, Michael DiPirro, Nickel, Proposition 65, Solder, Welding & Brazing Products
August 2, 2010
On August 2, 2010, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. ACCO Brands Corporation, et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant, The Ashley Collection, Inc. ("Ashley"), sold vinyl coated measuring tapes containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing...
February 15, 2012
On February 15, 2012, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling defendant Prym Consumer USA Inc. ("Prym") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Moore's allegations that Prym sold handle adapters with grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without providing the...
DEHP, Hand Tools, Hardware, Moore, Proposition 65, Prym Consumer USA Inc., Woodworking Power, Machine & Hand Tools
November 20, 2012
On November 20, 2012, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant Kingsbridge International, Inc. ("Kingsbridge"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Kingsbridge sold tools with grips containing the heavy metal lead and the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the...
DEHP, Hand Tools, Hardware, Kingsbridge International, Lead, Luggage Tags, Proposition 65, Russell Brimer, Silent Spring, Woodworking Power, Machine & Hand Tools
August 8, 2011
On August 9, 2011, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. CVS Pharmacy Incorporated, et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant CVS Pharmacy Incorporated ("CVS") distributed and/or sold flashlights containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the...
CVS Pharmacy Incorporated, Hand Tools, Hardware, Household Products, Lead, Proposition 65, Russell Brimer, Woodworking Power, Machine & Hand Tools
March 27, 2012
On March 27, 2012, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Central Purchasing, LLC, et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendants Central Purchasing and Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. (collectively "Defendants") sold tape measures containing the heavy metal lead in the State of...
Central Publishing, Hand Tools, Harbor Freight Tools USA, Hardware, Lead, Proposition 65, Russell Brimer, Woodworking Power, Machine & Hand Tools
January 31, 2014
Excerpted from full article at Environmental Health News: A settlement between Deluxe Corp., a large, Minnesota-based manufacturer of checkbook covers, and a consumer advocate requires the company to remove a phthalate from checkbook covers or label their products with a health warning.
In 2012, California resident Russell Brimer alleged in the lawsuit that Deluxe...
California Proposition 65, Checkbook covers, Deluxe Corporation, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 California
February 5, 2014
Due to the efforts of TCG client Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E., Reebok has agreed to reformulate its softballs to virtually eliminate di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), a known carcinogen and reproductive toxicant. Held alleged that Reebok violated Proposition 65 by selling softballs containing DEHP in California without providing a health hazard warning. Under Proposition 65,...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, DEHP, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Reebok International Ltd., Softballs
October 3, 1999
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro reached a settlement agreement with Inland Craft Products Company on October 3, 1999. This resolved allegations by DiPirro that defendant Inland Crafts manufactures and/or distributes products in the State of California which may be used in a way that produces an exposure to lead without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. The...
Electrical Products, Hardware Products, Inland Craft Products Company, Lead, Michael DiPirro, Proposition 65, Woodworking Power, Machine & Hand Tools
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