Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and Gare, Inc. entered into a settlement agreement on April 18, 2000 which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that Gare sold glazes, ceramic paints, and coatings containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement agreement, Gare...
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and Gare. Inc. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on April 12, 2001. The Settlement Agreement resolved DiPirro’s allegations that Gare sold glazes, under-glazes, over-glazes, glass colors, ceramic paints, and coatings containing cadmium, cobalt(II) oxide, and toluene in the State of California without providing the...
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and Duncan Enterprises, Inc. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on December 2, 1999. This agreement was later brought before the Alameda County Superior Court for approval on January 11, 2000. The Settlement Agreement resolved DiPirro’s allegations that Duncan sold paint glazes containing lead and crystalline...
On February 2, 2000, citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and settling party Coloramics LLC entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that Coloramics sold certain glaze products that contained one or more of the Proposition 65 listed chemicals, including the heavy metal lead and cadmium, in the State of California without providing...
The Honorable Mark H. Pierce of the Santa Clara County Superior Court granted the parties’ motion to approve the Consent Judgment in the case Brimer et al. v. 3M Company, et al., on October 23, 2012. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcers Russell Brimer, John Moore, and Peter Englander’s allegations that sixteen defendants, including D.W.L....
On October 12, 2012, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Guitar Center, Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore's allegations that the defendant Guitar Center, Inc. ("Guitar Center"), sold benches with vinyl seats containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of...
On October 4, 2012, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendants Rocking P, Inc. and River's Edge Products (collectively "Defendants") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that the Defendants sold light sets with cords containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the...
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....
In 2011 The Chanler Group’s client, Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E., commenced an investigation into Halloween products, which resulted in the enforcement action Held v. Forum Novelties, Inc., et al. In this case, Dr. Held alleged that Forum Novelties, Inc. and other entities sold Halloween costumes, accessories, and décor containing the heavy metal lead, ...
